By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2025-08-12T17:50:53-04:00April 3rd, 2024|Tags: Ancient Writings, Bible, Christian Canon, Irenaeus, Shepherd of Hermas|
If written in 200, the traditional interpretation of it—which I am challenging—is that this is an attempt to form a closed canon, the kind I had said we don't really see until the 300s. An interview with Dr. David Brakke.
By Elli Elliott|2026-03-24T00:21:28-04:00February 24th, 2021|Tags: Early Christian Texts, Early Jesus Followers, Elli Elliott, Poverty, Shepherd of Hermas|
"For Hermas, self-control meant a redirection of desire by taking pleasure in the joy of helping the poor. Such redirection was a means to overcome double-mindedness by reorienting wealthier members to focus on the community rather than themselves."
By Elli Elliott|2023-08-01T05:46:49-04:00October 3rd, 2019|Tags: Elli Elliott, Extracanonical Texts, Sex, Shepherd of Hermas|
His thoughts are not private. God sees into his mind. His mind has become a stage for the performance of his virtue. God is the audience for the performance on the stage of his mind.
By Shirley Paulson, PhD|2023-10-30T18:30:53-04:00August 10th, 2019|Tags: Elli Elliott, Extracanonical Texts, Poverty, Shepherd of Hermas|
In Shepherd of Hermas, Elliott finds distinguishing Christian feature: the poor are to be honored. All of us – slaves and masters – should be servants to God. An Interview with Elli Elliott, PhD.
