Hermas, Shepherd of Hermas: Mandates in the early church
An early Christian writing, cited by later writers on this site. Read the work.
Read as Scripture by some early Christians: Hermas is bound with the New Testament in Codex Sinaiticus (4th century), Irenaeus quotes it as "scripture", and the Muratorian Fragment allows private but not public reading.
26 passages cite it, in date order.
| Passage | Cites | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against Heresies 4.20.2 · Irenaeus of Lyons | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 180–190 |
| Who Is the Rich Man That Is Saved? 39.1 · Clement of Alexandria | 4.3 | echo, medium confidence | ca. 190–210 |
| Miscellanies 1.17.85 · Clement of Alexandria | 11.3 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 2.12.55 · Clement of Alexandria | 7.1–4 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 2.12.55 · Clement of Alexandria | 4.2.2 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 2.13.56 · Clement of Alexandria | 4.3.1–4 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| Miscellanies 2.13.57 · Clement of Alexandria | 4.3.6 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 198–203 |
| On Modesty 10 · Tertullian | 4.1 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| On Modesty 20 · Tertullian | 4.1 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 210–220 |
| On First Principles 1.3.3 · Origen | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| On First Principles 2.1.5 · Origen | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| On First Principles 3.2.4 · Origen | 6.2 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 220–230 (Rufinus's translation 398) |
| Commentary on John 1.103 · Origen | 1.1 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Commentary on John 32.187 · Origen | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 230–248 |
| Homily on Luke 12 · Origen | 6.2 | echo, medium confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Homily on Luke 35 · Origen | 6.2 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 233–250 |
| Commentary on Matthew, Latin Series 59 · Origen | 12.5.3 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 244–249 (Latin translation, 4th–5th century) |
| Church History 5.8.7 · Eusebius of Caesarea | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 300–325 |
| Homilies 2.45 · Anonymous | 1.1 | echo, low confidence | 4th century (reworking earlier material) |
| On the Incarnation 3.1 · Athanasius of Alexandria | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 318–325 |
| On the Decrees of Nicaea 4 · Athanasius of Alexandria | 9.9 | allusion, medium confidence | ca. 350–356 |
| On the Decrees of Nicaea 18 · Athanasius of Alexandria | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 350–356 |
| Letter to the Africans 5 · Athanasius of Alexandria | 1.1 | quotation, high confidence | ca. 369 |
| On the Life of Moses 337 · Gregory of Nyssa | 6.2 | echo, low confidence | ca. 385–395 |
| The Conferences 8.17 · John Cassian | 6.2 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |
| The Conferences 13.12 · John Cassian | 6.2.1 | allusion, high confidence | ca. 426–429 |