An internet image search for “the good shepherd” yields a vast array of both classic Bible illustrations and Eastern Orthodox icons. While many things could be said about the theological aesthetics of ...

The Holman Bible Dictionary says shepherd or shepherding is “mentioned over 200 times in the Bible,” mainly in the Old Testament and only “16 times” in the New.

Why King David is one of the Bible’s most compelling characters. Giant slayer, musician, conqueror, king: How a young shepherd ascended to the throne of Israel.

The ‘Shepherd of Hermas’ has been accused of being pedantic, even boring. In the first few centuries of Christianity, though, it was a hit.