The Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary
Extremely popular in its time, The
Shepherd of Hermas is a second-century
work often used for instruction
of catechumens, and in fact, is widely
regarded as scripture. In it Hermas, a rich
freed slave whose wealth
was not always lawfully obtained, undergoes
and relates several visions (including one
from an angel
disguised as a shepherd), repents, and offers
advice on Christian teaching and
behavior.
Comprehensive and careful, Carolyn Osiek's is the only full-length commentary on "The Shepherd" in English. Hermas's revelations afford us glimpses of religious imagination, social world, and moral ideals among early second-century Roma
Comprehensive and careful, Carolyn Osiek's is the only full-length commentary on "The Shepherd" in English. Hermas's revelations afford us glimpses of religious imagination, social world, and moral ideals among early second-century Roma
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