The Role of the Shepherd in Jesus's Time

The shepherds also carried a long staff and the staff was used as a walking stick for the shepherd who also used it to maneuver sheep when needed. For further protection, the shepherds often carried a sling comprised of a leather pouch on a string in order to scare off all wound wild animals or threats. They are not these sort of dreamlike gentle hippies that I thought they were like, don't go anywhere, your mum knew it, don't going anywhere near the shepherd. But then there was the proximity, the staff, which, who else carries the staff, a croger. The bishops carried that staff with a hook on it. Why is there a hook? Because