Lloyd Keith Pietersen received his Ph.D. from the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield.

• 1. Preface; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Introduction; 4. The Opponents in the Pastoral Epistles; 5. A Social - Scientific Approach; 6. Thaumaturgical Persistence and the Institutionalising Process; 7. A Case Study; 8. Second Century Developments: Ignatius, Proto - Montanism and Montanism; 9. Teaching, Tradition and Thaumaturgy; 10. Conclusion; 11. Bibliography

Lloyd Keith Pietersen received his Ph.D. from the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield.

• 1. Preface; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Introduction; 4. The Opponents in the Pastoral Epistles; 5. A Social - Scientific Approach; 6. Thaumaturgical Persistence and the Institutionalising Process; 7. A Case Study; 8. Second Century Developments: Ignatius, Proto - Montanism and Montanism; 9. Teaching, Tradition and Thaumaturgy; 10. Conclusion; 11. Bibliography

Lloyd Keith Pietersen received his Ph.D. from the Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield.

• 1. Preface; 2. Abbreviations; 3. Introduction; 4. The Opponents in the Pastoral Epistles; 5. A Social - Scientific Approach; 6. Thaumaturgical Persistence and the Institutionalising Process; 7. A Case Study; 8. Second Century Developments: Ignatius, Proto - Montanism and Montanism; 9. Teaching, Tradition and Thaumaturgy; 10. Conclusion; 11. Bibliography