Patronage in early Christianity
Subtitle: its use and transformation from Jesus to Paul of Samosata
By: Alan B. Wheatley
Series: Princeton theological monograph series -- 159; Princeton theological monograph series -- 159.
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
ISBN-13: 9781597525879
Subjects: Christian sociology; Patron and client; History
Notes: Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D.--University of California, Los Angeles, 1999) presented under the title: The use and transformation of patronage in early Christianity from Jesus of Nazareth to Paul of Samosata.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-203).
Table of contents: title: Patronage : the heart of Roman life; title: The challenge of traditional patronage in the New Testament; title: Early church order documents; title: The Christian communities at Rome; title: The work of Irenaeus of Lyons; title: The Christian communities around the Aegean; title: The Christian communities of Syria and Osrhoene; title: The Christian communities in Alexandria and Southern Palestine; title: The Christian communities of Northwest Africa; title: Conclusion: An overview of the patristic project.