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Title: Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary

Details
Series:             Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
Language:        English

Size
Length:        292 Pages
Weight:        2.1 Pounds
Height:         9.8 Inches
Width:          8.3 Inches
Thickness:    1 Inches



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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 ideals among early second-century Roman Christians.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary and it was written by Helmut Koester, Carolyn Osiek. This edition of Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is July 1999 and it has a suggested retail price of $49. There are 292 pages in the book and it was published by Fortress Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0800660633 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780800660635. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.