Although the association behind 1 and 2 Clement with Clement of Rome is ancient, the two texts have different genres and purposes. The former deals with church leadership generally and addresses particular individuals, while the latter focuses on almsgiving and church wealth distribution. Whereas martyrdom of Christians in the Roman arena appears in 1 Clement, the traditional Games of Greek civic life appears in 2 Clement. The two letters also diverge in their references to specific cities: 1 Clement cites Corinth as its destination, but 2 Clement does not repeatedly invoke the circumstances of a particular city. The biggest similarity between the two texts is that neither claims to be written by Clement of Rome, though for the sake of convenience the unknown authors of both are called “Clement.”