Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary (Hermeneia: a Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible) (Hardcover)

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"With more than twenty volumes in print at this point, it is evident that Hermeneia must be regarded as the premier biblical commentary series in the English-speaking world today. While some other biblical commentary series have suffered from the uneven quality of the contributions, the individual volumes of Hermeneia are notable for their uniformly high caliber. The quality of scholarship throughout is first-rate. The Hermeneia commentaries have set a standard of excellence in biblical interpretation that future series will be hard-pressed to meet." -- ---Michael L. Barre, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly

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Extremely popular in its time, The Shepherd of Hermas is a second century work often used for instruction of catechumens, and in fact widely regarded as scripture. In it Hermas, a rich freed slave whose wealth was not always lawfully obtained, undergoes and relates several visions (including one from an angel disguised as a shepherd), repents, and offers counsel on Christian teaching and behavior.

Comprehensive and careful, Carolyn Osiek's is the only full-length commentary on "The Shepherd" in English. Hermas's revelations afford us glimpses of the religious imagination, social world, and moral ideas among early second-century Roman Christians.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 292 pages
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800660633
• ISBN-13: 978-0800660635
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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