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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]
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 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
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.
He edited and commented on several writings on the origins of Christianity such as The Shepherd of Hermas and published works by Hippocrates in the Budé collection. His works on Ignatius of Antioch , who according to his research would be an imaginary character, [ 1 ] were published from 1974 to 1980.
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 ...
It is divided into three books; the first contains revelations; the second precepts; and the third similitudes, which resemble the revelations of the first. The author entitles his work Pastor, or the Shepherd, from the angel his monitor, who assumed the appearance of a shepherd, and whose dictates he professes to write.