The Shepherd of Hermas

Hermas

Hermas. The Apostolic Fathers with an English translation by Kirsopp Lake. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1913

Hear, then, the parable which I will tell you.

Take a stone and throw it up to Heaven and see if you can touch it; or take a syringe[*](The syringe or hand pump used for cleaning and watering the vines in the Italian vineyards.) and squirt it towards the sky, and see if you can make a hole in the Heavens.