So, after a few posts yesterday on 2 Clement, I realized that I forgot to give some background of the document. So, here goes. Most of this comes from Holmes' edition of the Apostolic Fathers.

While the traditional name is “2 Clement” and traditionally it was understood to be a second epistle (letter) from Clement of Rome to the Corinthians. However, the document itself is fairly clearly a homily (sermon) instead of an epistle.

It is dated variously between 100 and 200 AD. Lightfoot puts it between 120-140 AD. The sermon is anonymous and any effort to confirm an author should be viewed as highly speculative.

I'd recommend reading a modern translation; the older translations (Lake, Lightfoot, and others you'll find online) are stilted and infused with KJV-ish language.