The Shepherd of Hermas - A Commentary

Extremely popular in its time, The Shepherd of Hermas is a second-century work often used for instruction of catechumens, and in fact, is 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 advice 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 religious imagination, social world, and moral ideals among early second-century Roma

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Carolyn Osiek
• Con la collaborazione di: Helmut Koester (Editore)
• Editore: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.07.1999
• EAN: 9780800660635
• ISBN: 978-0-8006-6063-5
• Pagine: 320
• Dimensioni: 217 mm x 243 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 816 g
• Serie: Hermeneia: A Critical & Histor
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo