Shepherd of Hermas : a commentary /
Comprehensive and careful, this is the first and only full-length commentary on "The Shepherd" in English. The revelations are glimpses of the religious imagination, social world, and moral ideals among early second-century Roman Christians
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
Fortress Press,
[1999], ©1999
Minneapolis, MN : 1999 Minneapolis, MN : c1999 Minneapolis, Minn. : 1999 Minneapolis, MN : [1999] |
| Series: | Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible
[83] Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible |
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| Summary: | Comprehensive and careful, this is the first and only full-length commentary on "The Shepherd" in English. The revelations are glimpses of the religious imagination, social world, and moral ideals among early second-century Roman Christians 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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| Item Description: | Ill. on lining papers This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 292 p. : ill. ; 25 cm xxi, 292 p. ; 24 cm xxi, 292 p., [1] plate on flyleaf ; 24 cm xxi, 292 pages ; 24 cm xxi, 292 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and indexes Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0800660633 (alk. paper) 0800660633 9780800660635 (alk. paper) 9780800660635 |