The Shepherd of Hermas and the Pauline Legacy

The Shepherd of Hermas and the Pauline Legacy

Author: Jonathan E Soyars

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-06-17

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9004402586

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In The Shepherd of Hermas and the Pauline Legacy, Jonathan E. Soyars traces the influence of Pauline literary traditions upon one of the most widely attested and influential apocalyptic texts from early Christianity. Scholarship largely considers Hermas to have known very little about Pauline letters, but by looking beyond verbatim quotations Soyars discovers extensive evidence of his adoption, adaptation, and synthesis of identifiable Pauline material in the Visions, Mandates, and Similitudes sections. Hermas emerges as a Pauline interpreter who creatively engages topics and themes developed within and across the Pauline letters through time. These results reconnect the Shepherd with early Paulinism and extend reconstructions of the sphere of Pauline influence in the second century C.E.


The Shepherd of Hermas

The Shepherd of Hermas

Author: Daniel Robison

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2013-01-27

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9781480147898

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The Shepherd of Hermas was one of the most popular books--if not the most popular book--in the Christian Church during the second, third and fourth centuries. Believed by the early Christians to have been the work of the Hermas referred to by the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans, this book was regarded as inspired Scripture by many and even included in several of the early canons. At the very least, the historical and universal acclaim of this work by those who were still burning with the recent fire of Pentecost demands a serious consideration of the message it gives to us; a message that, after nearly two thousand years, still exhales the prophetic fragrance of the ancient, apostolic faith. This version has been updated into modern language for a new generation to rediscover this captivating work of the early Church.


Community Building in the Shepherd of Hermas

Community Building in the Shepherd of Hermas

Author: Mark Grundeken

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-06-02

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 9004299637

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In Community Building in the Shepherd of Hermas, Mark Grundeken investigates key aspects of Christian community life as reflected upon in the early Christian writing the Shepherd of Hermas (2nd century C.E.). Grundeken’s thematic study deals with various topics: the community’s identity, including its (alleged) ‘Jewish Christianness’, (lack of) resurrection belief, sectarian tendencies and its relation to the authorities and to the emperor cult; social features, encompassing gender roles and charity; and rituals such as baptism, metanoia, Eucharistic meals, the Sunday collection, dancing (and singing), the ‘holy kiss’ and reading of Scripture. The many fruitful entries prove Hermas to be one of the main texts for studying the development of community building in the early church.


The Lost Books of the Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden

The Lost Books of the Bible and The Forgotten Books of Eden

Author: Rutherford Hayes Platt

Publisher: Nelson Bibles

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13:

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Presented here are two volumes of apocryphal writings reflecting the life and time of the Old and New Testaments. Stories told by contemporary fiction writers of historical Bible times in fascinating and beautiful style.


The Shepherd of Hermas

The Shepherd of Hermas

Author: Jonathon Lookadoo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-03-25

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 0567697940

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Jonathon Lookadoo guides readers through the early Christian apocalypse known as the Shepherd of Hermas, providing a clear overview of the numerous literary, historical, and theological insights that this text contains for those researching early Christianity. Dividing his exploration into two sections, Lookadoo first introduces the Shepherd by providing an overview of the text to those with limited familiarity, while also focusing on critical issues such as authorship, date, and the Shepherd's complex manuscript tradition and reception history. He then moves to examine the interpretation of particular passages in detail, and by close exploration of theological and literary features he is able to contextualize the Shepherd alongside contemporary contexts. This volume covers the important thematic issues in the Shepherd, and also provides a fresh perspective that arises from a thoroughly textual focus; in so doing, Lookadoo enables readers to engage both with the Shepherd itself and the scholarship that surrounds the text.


Book of Similitudes

Book of Similitudes

Author: Billy R. Fincher

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2016-04-05

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9781530890477

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Introduction. The Shepherd of Hermas consists of the Book of Visions, with 10 visions granted to Hermas, a former slave. This is followed by the Book of Commands with twelve mandates or commandments, and the last is the Book of Similitudes with ten similitudes, or parables.


The Apostolic Fathers

The Apostolic Fathers

Author: Michael W. Holmes

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2007-11

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 080103468X

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A contemporary version of important early Christian texts that are not included in the New Testament. The translation, Greek texts, introduction, notes, and bibliographies are freshly revised.


Oxford Bibliographies

Oxford Bibliographies

Author: Ilan Stavans

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780199913701

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"An emerging field of study that explores the Hispanic minority in the United States, Latino Studies is enriched by an interdisciplinary perspective. Historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, demographers, linguists, as well as religion, ethnicity, and culture scholars, among others, bring a varied, multifaceted approach to the understanding of a people whose roots are all over the Americas and whose permanent home is north of the Rio Grande. Oxford Bibliographies in Latino Studies offers an authoritative, trustworthy, and up-to-date intellectual map to this ever-changing discipline."--Editorial page.


The Complete Apocrypha

The Complete Apocrypha

Author: Covenant Press

Publisher:

Published: 2018-07-31

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 9780999892435

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This is the only modern translation of the complete collection of deuterocanonical books known popularly as "The Apocrypha" that also includes Enoch, Jasher, and Jubilees. Aside from Jasher, they were included as secondary works in the canon of Scripture for most of the Church's history. The Literal Standard Version (LSV) is a modern translation that stays true to the original manuscripts. This handsome 6" x 9" edition features a matte finish with thick, high-quality, cream-colored pages and 8-point Times New Roman font for elegance and easy reading. The Complete Apocrypha offers a staggering two-thirds as much material as the canonical 66 books of the Holy Bible. Additionally, the apocryphal versions of Esther and Daniel are included in their entirety.The Complete Apocrypha includes Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Maccabees, 1st and 2nd Esdras, Prayer of Manasses, Enoch, Jubilees, Jasher, Psalm 151, and all of the apocryphal additions to Daniel and Esther (including The Prayer of Azariah, Susanna, and Bel and the Dragon). This collection is published by Covenant Press, the publishing arm of the Covenant Christian Coalition.