1 Clement is the only extant uncontested writing of Pope Clement I. It is generally dated to the 1st Century. Along with the Didache and Old Roman Creed, it is an early Christian '[dog that didn't bark][1]' in that there is no mention of Jesus being God.

1 Clement not only does not mention that Jesus is God, it clearly and consistently distinguishes between God and Jesus. Perhaps the strongest instance of this is [1 Clement 59:4][2].

> "Let all the Gentiles know that Thou art the God alone, and Jesus
> Christ is Thy Son."

This sounds quite similar to John 17:3, which is

> "Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God,
> and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent."

which in turn is often referred to by Biblical Unitarians as evidence that John was not making an argument that Jesus is God.

How would Trinitarians (or others who hold that Jesus is God) paraphrase 1 Clement 59:4 such as to make sense with Trinitarian (or other positions that hold Jesus is God) thought? How would 'thou', 'God', 'thy', and so on be spelled out in Trinitarian terms so as to make the sentence make sense?


  [1]: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/83192/how-do-believers-in-jesus-deity-explain-that-jesus-is-never-claimed-to-be-god-d
  [2]: http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/First%20Epistle%20of%20Clement%20to%20the%20Corinthians.pdf