Hermas

Hermas [N] [E] [H]

(Mercury ), the name of a Christian resident at Rome to whom St. Paul sends greetings in his Epistle to the Romans. ( Romans 16:14 ) (A.D. 55.) Irenaeus, Tertullian and Origen agree in attributing to him the work called The shepherd . It was never received into the canon, but yet was generally cited with respect only second to that which was paid to the authoritative books of the New Testament.


[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Hermas'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.