Shepherd of Hermas

Ποιμὴν τοῦ Ἑρμᾶ

Hermas · c. AD 100-160, composed in stages by one or more hands; the Muratorian Canon dates its final form to c. AD 140-154, under Bishop Pius I of Rome · Rome (Italy) · scripture

A former slave's visions and parables argue that a single post-baptismal repentance remains open to the church before the end, an answer to the anxious question of whether sin committed after baptism can ever be forgiven.