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Hermas takes courage and faces the immense beast, without being attacked or swallowed.
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Historical Library · Apostolic Fathers
Shepherd of Hermas — Vision 4, section i

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Existing reader manuscript-image reference: Codex Sinaiticus. Working source: Lightfoot & Harmer 1891 (normalized OCR) · Greek

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Shepherd of Hermas 22:8

He Takes Courage

The Beast beside the Road · Shepherd of Hermas 22

Story guide: Hermas takes courage and faces the beast. It approaches with a roar described as powerful enough to destroy a city.

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8So then, brothers, having put on the faith of the Lord and having remembered the mighty deeds that he had taught me, I took courage and gave myself over to the beast. Now the beast was coming with such a roar that it could destroy a city.

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