Shepherd of Hermas — Vision 2 · Chapter 1
Vision 2.1.1
Greek
Vision 2.1.1 As I was going to Cumae at the same season as the year before, I recalled last year's vision while walking. Again a spirit took me and carried me to the same place as the year before.
Textual & reception notes
Vision 2.1.1 — Textual: The repeated “year before” deliberately ties this journey, place and season to the earlier vision; Cumae retains the qualified geographical choice. Reception: No section-specific reception verified in the sources checked.
Vision 2.1.2
Greek
Vision 2.1.2 When I reached the place, I knelt down and began to pray to the Lord and glorify His name, because He had considered me worthy and made my former sins known to me.
Textual & reception notes
Vision 2.1.2 — Textual: Hermas gives thanks for disclosure of former sins: the revelation of wrongdoing is presented as a benefit, not merely accusation. Reception: No section-specific reception verified in the sources checked.
Vision 2.1.3
Greek
Vision 2.1.3 After I rose from prayer, I saw before me the elderly woman whom I had seen the year before. She was walking and reading a little book. She said to me, “Can you announce these things to God's chosen ones?” I said to her, “Lady, I cannot remember so much. But give me the little book so that I may copy it.” “Take it,” she said, “and return it to me.”
Textual & reception notes
Vision 2.1.3 — Textual: The request to copy the little book arises from inability to remember its contents. The woman requires its return. Reception: R09.
Vision 2.1.4
Greek
Vision 2.1.4 I took it and withdrew to a certain place in the field, where I copied everything letter by letter, for I could not distinguish the syllables. When I had finished the letters of the little book, it was suddenly snatched from my hand; but I did not see by whom.
Textual & reception notes
Vision 2.1.4 — Textual: Letter-by-letter copying precedes understanding; the text leaves both the precise reading difficulty and the snatcher's identity unresolved. Reception: R09.