The Shepherd of Hermas, 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. The Shepherd was very popular amongst Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. It is found in the Codex Sinaiticus, and it is listed between the Acts of the Apostles and the Acts of Paul in the stichometric...

Have you ever wondered why one of the most beloved and widely read books of the early Christian church was ultimately left out of the Bible?The Shepherd of Hermas provides a compelling modern translation of a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped early Christian thought. Written in Rome during the dawn of the Christian era, this extraordinary text recounts the spiritual journey of Hermas, a former slave who receives a series of divine revelations. He is vis...

Have you ever wondered why one of the most beloved and widely read books of the early Christian church was ultimately left out of the Bible?The Shepherd of Hermas provides a compelling modern translation of a literary masterpiece that profoundly shaped early Christian thought. Written in Rome during the dawn of the Christian era, this extraordinary text recounts the spiritual journey of Hermas, a former slave who receives a series of divine revelations. He is vis...

This anthology edited by Philip Schaff, a renowned ecclesiastic historian, includes the most important works by early Christian theologians. Their comportment and sacrifice, their lectures and preaching, their moral values, and their understanding of Christianity and its most precious messages - shaped the foundations of the Christianity, helping it spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond its borders during the first centuries after the death of Jesus. The edition includes: Volume I:...

E-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited anthology of works by the early Christian theologians, compiled by the esteemed ecclesiastical historian Philip Schaff. The teachings and sermons of Church Fathers of the first, second and third century, shaped the core moral principles of the religion and deeply influenced the philosophical understanding of Christianity to this day. These contributions were instrumental in laying the groundwork for Christianity, facilitating its expansion ...

This specially translated, multiple volume, edition of The Shepard of Hermas comes complete with a Touch-or-Click Table of Contents.The Shepherd of Hermas (sometimes just called The Shepherd) is a Christian literary work of the 1st or 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 had great authority in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Along with the Apocrypha, it was bound with New Te...

The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian literary work of the 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 had great authority in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, and along with the Apocrypha, it was bound with New Testament in the Codex Sinaiticus. It was listed between the Acts of the Apostles and the Acts of Paul in the stichometrical list of the Codex Claromontanus. Its believed the...

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Leia cuidadosamente este tratado e, se você o compreender, Deus seja louvado! Se não, ore por entendimento, pois Ele lhe dará. Lembre-se do que dizem as Escrituras: "Se, porém, algum de vós necessita de sabedoria, peça a Deus, que a todos dá liberalmente e nada lhes impropera; e ser-lhe-á concedida". A sabedoria vem do alto, como afirma o apóstolo Tiago. Há, porém, outra sabedoria da qual você precisa se livrar. Ore para que Deus a livre inteiramente dela. Tiago expressou sua ira por esse ...

Composed within the first Christian century by a Roman named Hermas, the Shepherd remains a mysterious and underestimated book to scholars and laypeople alike. Robert D. Heaton argues that early Christians mainly received the Shepherd positively and accepted it unproblematically alongside texts that would ultimately be canonized, requiring decisive actions to exclude it from the late-emerging collection of texts now known as the New Testament. Freshly evaluating the evide...

Le Pasteur d'Hermas est un document que doit connaître tout étudiant de l'histoire de l'Église : son ancienneté, son étendue, sa large diffusion dans la communauté chrétienne primitive, en font un livre unique, plus que son contenu, dont le caractère bigot et niais étonne au premier contact le lecteur moderne. Le flou théologique des convictions d'Hermas rend même très surprenant le fait que certains pères apostoliques aient pu un temps le croire inspiré, au point de l'agréger aux Écriture...