01785nam a2200337 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704000060005204100100005808200140006808200130008210000200009510000150011510000110013024500400014124500190018124500120020024501010021225000090031326000110032226000310033326000090036430000110037330000140038430000090039852007980040765000650120585600930127099900150136395200690137820260119070727.02022-08-18 11:26:04  a088920411X  a1  a0 eng  a253.09015  bH323-M22  aMaier, Harry O.  d(1959-...)  eAuthor  aStudies in Christianity and Judaism  cHarry O. Maier  nvol. 11  pThe social setting of the ministry as reflected in the writings of Hermas, Clement, and Ignatius  a2nd.  aCanada  bWilfrid Laurier University  c2002  a230tr.  bPaperback  c23cm  aFocussing on three first- and early-second-century documents (the Shepherd of Hermas, 1 Clement, and the Ignatian epistles), this work contributes to a growing body of literature concerned with the social setting of early Christianity. Maier argues that the development of structures of leadership in the early Christian church is best accounted for by reference to the hospitality, patronage, and leadership of wealthy hosts who invited local Christian groups to meet in their homes. Sociological models and types are employed to analyze the tensions that arose from excesses of patronage and leadership by the well-to-do. Recognizing the socio-economic setting of these conflicts corrects the interpretation of early Christian conflicts over the ministry as purely theological and doctrinal.  aIgnatius, -- Saint, Bishop of Antioch, -- -approximately 1104 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/ImageCover/2022/8/18/_269542347_140.jpgyCover Image  c8811d8811  00104070aTVCDbTVCDd2026-01-20g0.00l0pTVCD-8811v0.00yBK