The Shepherd of Hermas in Recent Scholarship on the Canon

The Shepherd of Hermas has a rather peculiar reception among other second century texts. In addition to the significantly large number of papyri preserved containing its text, it was quoted as either scripture or revealed text by important early Patristic authors—most notably Irenaeus of Lyon, Clement of Alexandria, Origen and Didymus the Blind—and was copied (along with the epistle of Barnabas, after the Revelation) in one of the four late antique Bible pandects: Codex Sinaiticus. Such evidence has led to the inclusion of the Shepherd in the modern discussion on the Biblical canon. The following offers a critical overview of the various stances involved in the discussion.

Jaar van publicatie:2017