Shepherd Erma

The published work “Shepherd of Yerm”, “Age” of which is almost 2000 years, belongs to the era of “Husbands of the Apostolic” (I - II centuries), and in the first centuries in their authority in the Church, it was reckoned with the books of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament. It contains mysterious revelations about the near end of the world, the coming of Christ, the fate of the Church and an individual. Angels play a special role in this work, like messengers of divine will. These revelations are set out in the vivid visual form of symbolic visions and deep images - the parable, which, together with the explanations subsequent in the text, makes them widely accessible and understandable. At the same time, the “Erma’s shepherd” has an almost artistic plot canvas of the story. The publication is preceded by an introductory article by Professor MDA A.I. Sidorov is intended for the widest circle of readers. The text is prepared by: monuments of Christian writing. T. II. M., 1866 (in the Russian translation of the Holy P. Preobrazhensky).