EAN: 9783111502441

EXPERIENCING THE SHEPHERD OF HERMAS KARTONIERT ...

The Shepherd of Hermas is one of the oldest and most well-attested Christian works. Its
popularity arguably exceeded that of the canonical Gospels. Many early Christian thinkers
regarded the Shepherd as authoritative and cited it in their own writings  even though its
status as Scripture was controversial. The far-reaching influence of the Shepherd during the
first few centuries is attested in part by the many languages in which it was copied: Latin 
Ethiopic  Coptic  Middle Persian  and Georgian. The early dating and wide dissemination of the
Shepherd of Hermas offers us access to a period when canonical boundaries were elastic. This
volume treats religious experience in the Shepherd  a topic that has received little scholarly
attention. It complements a growing body of literature that explores the text from
social-historical perspectives. Leading scholars approach it from a variety of
interdisciplinary perspectives  including critical literary theory  anthropology  cognitive
science  affect theory  gender studies  intersectionality  and text reception. In doing so 
they pose fresh questions to one of the most widely read texts in the early church  offering
new insights to scholars and students alike.

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