Le Pasteur, écrit par un romain du nom d'Hermas, fut un livre très apprécié en son temps (2nd siècle), et dont la valeur théologique était proche de celle des Evangiles.Hermas voit apparaître en songe une belle femme, puis cette même femme devenue beaucoup plus vieille : c'est l'Eglise, qui est soumise à diverses attaques.Il voit ensuite l'Ange de la Pénitence, qui lui donne de nombreuses explications sur l'importance de la Pénitence, élément indispensable pour construire l...

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...

Nous avons réuni dans ce livre les principaux textes utilisés par les premiers chrétiens. Nous n’avons pas eu la prétention de réaliser un ouvrage exhaustif (qui existe déjà) mais un simple recueil avec les textes les plus couramment utilisés pendant les deux premiers siècles de notre ère, c’est à dire approximativement pendant les 150 premières années du christianisme.Nous aurions pu ajouter les écrits de saint Irénée de Lyon, traditionnellement appelés « Contre les hérésies », et...

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...

An inventive historical novel that delves into the mysteries of gender identity, from the National Book Award–nominated author of The Balloonist.With a foreword by Michael ChabonAs a child in Southern California at the dawn of the twentieth century, Herma exhibits an incredible talent for vocal mimicry. Her gift will eventually take her from the choir of her country church to the Paris Opera, thanks in no small part to the machinations of ...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

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...

Jonathon Lookadoo guides readers through the early Christian apocalypse known as the Shepherd of Hermas, providing a clear overview of the numerous literary, historical, and theological insights that this text contains for those researching early Christianity.Dividing his exploration into two sections, Lookadoo first introduces the Shepherd by providing an overview of the text to those with limited familiarity, while also focusing on critical issues such as author...