The Shepherd of Hermas

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The Shepherd of Hermas is a Christian literary work from the late 1st or mid-2nd century, valued by many Christians and considered canonical by some early Church fathers like Irenaeus. It gained popularity among Christians in the 2nd and 3rd centuries and was included in the New Testament of the Codex Sinaiticus, as well as listed in the Codex Claromontanus. The work consists of five visions, twelve mandates, and ten parables, utilizing allegory to emphasize the Church's importance and calling the faithful to repent for sins that have harmed it. Originally written in Greek in Rome, the first Latin translation, the Vulgata, followed shortly after, with a second, the Palatina, appearing in the early fifth century. Only the Latin version has been fully preserved, while the Greek version is missing its final fifth. The shepherd motif is linked to figurines of the Good Shepherd, symbolizing Christ or a traditional pagan kriophoros. This edition, published in 2009, is an OCR reprint from 1870, which may contain typographical errors or missing text, and lacks illustrations or an index. Purchasing this edition grants free trial access to Million-Books.com, where readers can explore over a million books for free.