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Herma

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herm  (hûrm) also her·ma (hûrm)
n. pl. herms also her·mae (-m)
A rectangular, often tapering stone post bearing a carved head or bust, usually of Hermes, used as a boundary marker in ancient Greece and for decorative purposes in later periods.

[Latin herms, herma, from Greek herms, from Herms, Hermes.]


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This information can be supplemented by what we know of oral traditions from such early Christian writings as The Didache (Milavec) and The Shepherd of Hermas (Osiek).
The Shepherd of Hermas affirmed that "The world was created for the sake of the Church," and Clement of Alexandria explained, "Just as God's will is creation and is called 'the world,' so his intention is the salvation of men, and it is called 'the Church.
Maier, whose dissertation was published as The Social Setting of the Ministry as Reflected in the Writings of Hermas, Clement and Ignatius (Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1991), tackles the book of Revelation with equal interest but with a more focused concern for today's Christian.
 
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