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The Shepherd of Hermas (Greek: Ποιμὴν τοῦ Ἑρμᾶ, romanized: Poimēn tou Herma; Latin: Pastor Hermae), sometimes just called The Shepherd, is a Christian literary work of the late first half of the second century, considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers such as Irenaeus. [1]
Last page of the Muratorian fragment; Hermas is mentioned near the middle, Pastorem vero nuperrim ettemporibus nostris in urbe Roma Herma conscripsit sedente cathetra urbis Romae aeclesiae Pio Eps fratrer eius ("'The Shepherd', moreover, did Hermas write very recently in our times in the city of Rome, while his brother bishop Pius sat in the chair of the Church of Rome.")
In any case, in The Shepherd, as in other Ancient Greek novels, [1] this female character is central. [4] In the story, the wandering Hermas encounters her, naked, bathing, and desires her. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] This initial sin is the catalyst for the novel, with Hermas subsequently receiving visions, including from Rhode, never named as such, [ 1 ...
The 2nd-century The Shepherd of Hermas was popular in the early church and was even considered scriptural by some of the Church Fathers such as Irenaeus [37] and Tertullian. It was written in Rome in Koine Greek. The Shepherd had great authority in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. The work comprises five visions, 12 mandates, and 10 parables.
The Vision of Dorotheus (P. Bodmer 29) is contained on folios 14r-18v (9 pages) of a 22 folio single-quire papyrus codex, known as the Codex of Visions, containing several other Greek texts. In the Codex, the Vision follows The Shepherd of Hermas (P. Bodmer 38) and is followed by several minor Greek Christian poems (P. Bodmer 30-37). [28]
The Shepherd of Hermas, visions 1-3, in Greek. A missing 4th vision has been conjectured, but is not extant in the codex. [13] Carlini, Antonio; Giaccone, Luigi, eds. (1991). Papyrus Bodmer XXXVIII. Erma: Il Pastore (Ia –IIIa visione). Cologny-Genève: Bibliotheca Bodmeriana. ISBN 978-3-598-22554-3. OCLC 955576831. The Bodmer Codex of Visions
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It includes both the Eastern Fathers and those Western authors who wrote before Latin became predominant in the Western Church in the 3rd century, e.g. the early writings collectively known as the Apostolic Fathers, such as the First and Second Epistle of Clement, the Shepherd of Hermas, Eusebius, Origen, and the Cappadocian Fathers Basil the ...