Chapter 3
Hermas asks how fasting fits the parable. The Shepherd distinguishes true fasting from empty deprivation. Mere abstinence while retaining anger, lust, luxury, and injustice is useless.
Ro’eh Hermas — Similitude V - The Faithful Servant, the Vineyard, and Fasting — Chapter 3
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