The book is a series of visions, mandates, and parables about repentance after baptism. It shows what a second-century Roman congregation was taught about sin, the church, and the Son of God.
Hermas
Author of the Shepherd
Hermas (fl. 2nd c.) is the name given to the author of the Shepherd, a Roman apocalypse widely read in the early church.
- Dates
- fl. 2nd c.
- Role
- Author of the Shepherd
- See
- Rome