The Shepherd of Hermas
- Composed
- between the end of the 1st and the middle of the 2nd century
- What it is
- Apocalyptic and moral work written in Rome
- Language
- greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 80 to 210.
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What it is
A work of visions and moral exhortations centered on repentance after baptism, written in Rome by one Hermas. It was widely read in the early Church; some treated it as Scripture, but the Muratorian Fragment allows it only for private reading.
- Region
- Italy
- Language
- Greek
- Type
- Apocalyptic and moral work written in Rome
- Composed
- between the end of the 1st and the middle of the 2nd century
His writings
1 writing, c. 100–150
c. 100–150