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how do you know that? are you a historian, or you've studied in depth about his writing?
There are two writings attributed to St. Clement of Rome, 1 Clement and 2 Clement. Of these only 1 Clement is considered to have been authored by Clement. 2 Clement is a later work, long after Clement's death. So while we often still call the work 1 Clement, it is the only genuine Clementine work. This isn't merely what modern scholars say, this is what early Christian writers also say, for example the Church Historian Eusebius of Caesarea writes that there is only one recognized work from Clement of Rome, his epistle to the Corinthians (aka 1 Clement).
"But it must be observed also that there is said to be a second epistle of Clement. But we do not know that this is recognized like the former, for we do not find that the ancients have made any use of it. And certain men have lately brought forward other wordy and lengthy writings under his name, containing dialogues of Peter and Apion. But no mention has been made of these by the ancients; for they do not even preserve the pure stamp of apostolic orthodoxy." - Eusebius, Church History, Book 3, Ch. 38
Eusebius here references what are known as the Clementine Romance, works of late religious fiction (think religious fanfiction from antiquity).
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