The published work “Shepherd Hermas”, whose “age” is almost 2000 years, belongs to the era of “men of the apostles” (I-II centuries), and in the first centuries, according to its authority in the Church, it was ranked among the books of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament . It contains mysterious revelations about the near end of the world, the Coming of Christ, the fate of the Church and the individual. Angels play a special role in this work, as messengers of the Divine will. These revelations are presented in a vivid visual form of symbolic visions and deep images-parables, which, together with the subsequent explanations in the text, makes them widely accessible and understandable. At the same time, "Shepherd Yerma" has an almost artistic plot outline of the story. The publication is preceded by an introductory article by Professor MDA AI Sidorov and is intended for the widest range of readers.The text was prepared according to: Monuments of Christian Literature. T.II. M., 1866 (in Russian translation by priest P. Preobrazhensky).