Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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]
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 ...
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.")
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.
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 ...
This page was last edited on 10 June 2012, at 10:17 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...
Shepherd Visions 3–4; Commandments 2; 4–9 Ashmolean Museum: Oxford: UK: L 3526 350 Shepherd, Commandments 5–6 [same codex as 1172] Ashmolean Museum: Oxford: UK: XV 1783 325 Shepherd, Commandments 9 IX 1172 350 Shepherd, Parables 2:4–10 [same codex as 3526] British Library; Inv. 224 London: UK: LXIX 4707 250 Shepherd, Parables 6:3–7:2 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...