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Friday, May 17th, 2024
the Seventh Week after Easter
the Seventh Week after Easter
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Hermas
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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( ῾Ερμᾶς, from ῾Ερμῆς, the Greek god of gain, or Mercury), the name of a person to whom Paul sends greeting in his Epistle to the Romans (16:14), and consequently then resident in Rome and a Christian (A.D. 55); and yet the origin of the name, like that of the other four mentioned in the same verse, is Greek. However, in those days. even a Jew, like Paul himself, might acquire Roman citizenship. Ireneeus, Tertullian, and Origen agree in making him identical with the author of "the Shepherd" of the following article, but this is greatly disputed. He is celebrated as a saint in the Roman calendar on May 9. — Smith, s.v.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hermas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hermas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Hermas'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​h/hermas.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.