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The '''Shepherd of Hermas''' is a text from the very early Christian church of the second century, during the period in which the [[New Testament]] was being [[Canon (Bible)|canonizedcanon]]ized. A popular text during the second and third centuries, the ''Shepherd'' was considered scriptural by many of the theologians of the time. It is written as a call to repentance and adherence to a strict moralistic life.
==Origins==