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Every quotation from Hermas that a player meets in Scholar’s Dream, attached to the move that says it. Or see them as a plain list →
In Scholar’s Dream, books argue with each other, and each thing a book can do in a debate is called a move. Every quote below is spoken by one of those moves. Open “How it works in the game” under a quote to see the move, which books learn it, and which arguments it answers best.
“dost thou not see in front of thee a great tower being builded upon the waters, of glistening square stones?” — and the tower, the vision explains, is the Church.
The Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 3.2 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain).public domain
In the gameThe Shepherd’s great image — vivid when it lands, easy to talk past.
Learned byShep (Lv 1)
Longer excerpts the Scriptorium holds on screen for a player to sit and read, word for word.
from Shep“First of all, believe that God is One, even he who created all things and set them in order, and brought all things from non-existence into being, who comprehends all things, being alone incomprehensible.”
Shepherd of Hermas, Mandate 1.1 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain, lightly modernized).
from Shep“Do you not see in front of you a great tower being builded upon the waters, of glistening square stones?” … “The tower which you see building is myself, the Church, which was seen of you both now and aforetime.”
Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 3.2[10].4; 3.3[11].3 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain, lightly modernized).
from Shep“Hear then why the tower is builded upon waters: it is because your life is saved and shall be saved by water. But the tower has been founded by the word of the Almighty and Glorious Name, and is strengthened by the unseen power of the Master.”
Shepherd of Hermas, Vision 3.3[11].5 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain, lightly modernized).
from Shep“You know that you, who are the servants of God, are dwelling in a foreign land; for your city is far from this city… Therefore, instead of fields, buy souls that are in trouble, as each is able, and visit widows and orphans, and neglect them not.”
Shepherd of Hermas, Parable 1.1[50].1–8 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain, lightly modernized).
from Shep“This world is winter to the righteous, and they are not distinguishable, as they dwell with the sinners. For as in the winter the trees, having shed their leaves, are alike, and it is not distinguishable which are withered and which alive, so also in this world neither the just nor the sinners are distinguishable, but they are all alike.”
Shepherd of Hermas, Parable 3.1[52].2–3 (trans. Lightfoot, public domain, lightly modernized).
Moves these books can learn whose quotation comes from somebody else. The citation on each one names who actually said it.
“He gave him no answer, not even one word, so that the governor marveled greatly.”
Matthew 27:14 (WEB); cf. Isaiah 53:7.
In the gameSay nothing. Convinces no one — but the next argument lands harder. Raises the user’s Contend, after the pattern of Christ’s silence before his accusers.
Learned byShep (Lv 5)
Real, sourced quotations found while researching Hermas’s books for the game. They are not shown anywhere in the game itself.
"Ye know that ye, who are the servants of God, are dwelling in a foreign land; for your city is far from this city. If then ye know your city, in which ye shall dwell, why do ye here prepare fields and expensive displays and buildings and dwelling-chambers which are superfluous? … Therefore, instead of fields buy ye souls that are in trouble, as each is able, and visit widows and orphans, and neglect them not."
Parable 1.1[50].1–8 (Lightfoot).
"This world is winter to the righteous, and they are not distinguishable, as they dwell with the sinners. For as in the winter the trees, having shed their leaves, are alike, and are not distinguishable, which are withered, and which alive, so also in this world neither the just nor the sinners are distinguishable, but they are all alike."
Parable 3.1[52].2–3 (Lightfoot).
"First of all, believe that God is One, even He who created all things and set them in order, and brought all things from non-existence into being, Who comprehendeth all things, being alone incomprehensible."
Shepherd of Hermas, Mandate 1.1 (Lightfoot).
"Whom thinkest thou the aged woman, from whom thou receivedst the book, to be?" I say, "The Sibyl." "Thou art wrong," saith he, "she is not." "Who then is she?" I say. "The Church," saith he. I said unto him, "Wherefore then is she aged?" "Because," saith he, "she was created before all things; therefore is she aged; and for her sake the world was framed."
Vision 2.4[8].1 (Lightfoot).
Hermas against everyone else in the game.
