Commentary On 'Apostasy In The Shepherd Of Hermas'
Jeremiah Mutie, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor, Liberty University Online, School of Religion
The identity of the Διψυχος in The Shepherd of Hermas1
Introduction
One of the most frequent phrases in The Shepherd of Hermas is the Greek adjective δἰψυχος (“doublemindedness”). While the adjective occurs nineteen times, its cognate verb διψυχεῑν (“to be doublemindend”) occurs twenty times and the substantive διψυχἰα (“doubleminded”) occurs in as many as sixteen times.2 Indeed, the number of the occurrences of this term in The Shepherd is staggering, given the fact that the term occurs only ten times in all the other early Christian writings combined up to this time (that is, in Jas 1:8; 4:8, Did. 4.4; Bar. 19.5; 1 Clem. 11.2; 23.2-3, 2 Clem. 11:2; 23.5; 19.2).3 …show more content…
The Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary. Hermeneia, ed. Helmut Koester. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999.
Peterson, Robert A. “Apostasy.” Presbyterion 19, no. 1 (1993): 17-31.
Peterson, Robert A. “Apostasy in the Hebrews Warning Passages.” Presbyterion 34, no. 1 (2008): 27-44.
Reiling, J. Hermas and Christian Prophecy: A Study of the Eleventh Mandate. NovTSup 37. Leiden: Brill, 1973.
Seitz, O. J. F. “Afterthoughts on the Term 'Dipsychos '.” New Testament Studies 4 (1957-58): 327-55.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Antecedents and Significance of the Term δίψυχος ”. Journal of Biblical Literature 66 (1947): 211-19.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Antecedents and Signification of the Term διψυχος.” Journal of Biblical Literature 66 (1947): 211-19.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Relationship of The Shepherd of Hermas to the Epistle of James.” Journal of Biblical Literature 63 (1944): 131-40.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Two Spirits in Man: An Essay in Biblical Exegesis.” New Testament Studies 6 (1958-60): 82-95.
Wilson, William J. “The Career of the Prophet Hermas.” Harvard Theological Review 20 (1927): 21-62.
Wolverston, Wallace I. “The Double-Minded Man in the Light of Essene Psychology.” Anglican Theological Review 38 (1956): 166-75.
The identity of the Διψυχος in The Shepherd of Hermas1
Introduction
One of the most frequent phrases in The Shepherd of Hermas is the Greek adjective δἰψυχος (“doublemindedness”). While the adjective occurs nineteen times, its cognate verb διψυχεῑν (“to be doublemindend”) occurs twenty times and the substantive διψυχἰα (“doubleminded”) occurs in as many as sixteen times.2 Indeed, the number of the occurrences of this term in The Shepherd is staggering, given the fact that the term occurs only ten times in all the other early Christian writings combined up to this time (that is, in Jas 1:8; 4:8, Did. 4.4; Bar. 19.5; 1 Clem. 11.2; 23.2-3, 2 Clem. 11:2; 23.5; 19.2).3 …show more content…
The Shepherd of Hermas: A Commentary. Hermeneia, ed. Helmut Koester. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999.
Peterson, Robert A. “Apostasy.” Presbyterion 19, no. 1 (1993): 17-31.
Peterson, Robert A. “Apostasy in the Hebrews Warning Passages.” Presbyterion 34, no. 1 (2008): 27-44.
Reiling, J. Hermas and Christian Prophecy: A Study of the Eleventh Mandate. NovTSup 37. Leiden: Brill, 1973.
Seitz, O. J. F. “Afterthoughts on the Term 'Dipsychos '.” New Testament Studies 4 (1957-58): 327-55.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Antecedents and Significance of the Term δίψυχος ”. Journal of Biblical Literature 66 (1947): 211-19.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Antecedents and Signification of the Term διψυχος.” Journal of Biblical Literature 66 (1947): 211-19.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Relationship of The Shepherd of Hermas to the Epistle of James.” Journal of Biblical Literature 63 (1944): 131-40.
Seitz, Oscar J. F. “Two Spirits in Man: An Essay in Biblical Exegesis.” New Testament Studies 6 (1958-60): 82-95.
Wilson, William J. “The Career of the Prophet Hermas.” Harvard Theological Review 20 (1927): 21-62.
Wolverston, Wallace I. “The Double-Minded Man in the Light of Essene Psychology.” Anglican Theological Review 38 (1956): 166-75.