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The Shepherd of Hermas (1903) [Leather Bound]
Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1903. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. 199 The Shepherd of Hermas Hermas, Charles Taylor (1903)
199 pages, Leather Bound
Published January 1, 2022
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Hermas
52 books11 followersHermas is the author of the The Shepherd of Hermas, a Christian literary work of the late 1st or mid-2nd century. Considered a valuable book by many Christians, and considered canonical scripture by some of the early Church fathers such as Irenaeus, The Shepherd was very popular among Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
Three ancient witnesses, one of whom claims to be contemporary, declare that Hermas was the brother of Pope Pius I, whose pontificate was not earlier than 140–155, which corresponds a the date range offered by J. B. Lightfoot. These authorities may be citing the same source, perhaps Hegesippus, whose lost history of the early Church provided material for Eusebius of Caesarea.
Three ancient witnesses, one of whom claims to be contemporary, declare that Hermas was the brother of Pope Pius I, whose pontificate was not earlier than 140–155, which corresponds a the date range offered by J. B. Lightfoot. These authorities may be citing the same source, perhaps Hegesippus, whose lost history of the early Church provided material for Eusebius of Caesarea.
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July 29, 2024
I listened to the version translated by Joseph M.F. Marique for the Catholic University Press of America and read for Catholic Culture.
Irenaeus, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Athanasius all read and quoted it, some quite authoritatively, while Athanasius called it 'that good book.'
But it's weird. And you start to feel sorry for the Shepherd. He sees 12 things of different shades a number of times, but when he doesn't understand every nuance his guide asks him every time if he's stupid. Well if he is, so am I.
There's lots of strange imagery here. But not as much crystal clear concrete teaching. And no mention of Jesus by name or title of Christ.
The teaching that a husband must receive back an adulterous wife if she repents seems at odds with some Old and New Testament passages.
If in fact it was written by the brother of Pope Pius I this presents another problem--lack of apostolic authorship.
These are all important reasons why it wasn't recognized as canon.
And some of the 'black men' and 'white men' imagery would likely be racially deconstructed in modern Western culture, though it seems to be symbolic rather than racial to me.
Irenaeus, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, and Athanasius all read and quoted it, some quite authoritatively, while Athanasius called it 'that good book.'
But it's weird. And you start to feel sorry for the Shepherd. He sees 12 things of different shades a number of times, but when he doesn't understand every nuance his guide asks him every time if he's stupid. Well if he is, so am I.
There's lots of strange imagery here. But not as much crystal clear concrete teaching. And no mention of Jesus by name or title of Christ.
The teaching that a husband must receive back an adulterous wife if she repents seems at odds with some Old and New Testament passages.
If in fact it was written by the brother of Pope Pius I this presents another problem--lack of apostolic authorship.
These are all important reasons why it wasn't recognized as canon.
And some of the 'black men' and 'white men' imagery would likely be racially deconstructed in modern Western culture, though it seems to be symbolic rather than racial to me.
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