Harry O. Maier is associate professor of New Testament studies at the Vancouver School of Theology, fellow of Green College at the University of British Columbia, and fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

``...he has put an important piece of the puzzle in place.'' -- Wayne A. Meeks, Journal of Theological Studies

• The Social Setting of the Ministry as Reflected in the Writings of Hermas, Clement, and Ignatius by Harry O. MaierAcknowledgemnetsIntroductionA Topic with a Long HistoryThe Early Ministry and the Household: A House-Church TrajectoryThe MethodologyThe StrategyNotesChapter One: The Household in the Ancient WorldThe Traditional Graeco-Roman HouseholdThe Household and Mystery Religions and Foreign Cults, Philosophical Schools, Associations, and Jewish SynagoguesSummaryNotesChapter Two: The Pauline EpistlesPart One: The Genuie Pauline EpistlesThe Early Pauline Church as SectarianThe Household Context of the Christian SectHouse-Church LeadershipPart Two: The Pseudonymous Pauline EpistlesColossian and EphesiansThe Pastoral EpistlesSummaryNotesChapter Three: The Shepherd of HermasDatePurpose of the WorkRelation between the Church and the WorldEthics and Separation from the WorldNotesChapter Four: I ClementThe Setting of the Corinthian DisputeI Clement and Sect DevelopmentInstitutionalizationLegitimationNotesChapter Five: IgnatiusThe Social Setting of the Ignatian EpistlesCharisma in the Ignatian EpistlesIgnatius and Community-Protecting CharismaLegitimationNotesChapter Six: EpilogueNotesAbbreviationsBibliographyEdition of Primary Sources Secondary Sources

Harry O. Maier is associate professor of New Testament studies at the Vancouver School of Theology, fellow of Green College at the University of British Columbia, and fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

``...he has put an important piece of the puzzle in place.'' -- Wayne A. Meeks, Journal of Theological Studies

• The Social Setting of the Ministry as Reflected in the Writings of Hermas, Clement, and Ignatius by Harry O. MaierAcknowledgemnetsIntroductionA Topic with a Long HistoryThe Early Ministry and the Household: A House-Church TrajectoryThe MethodologyThe StrategyNotesChapter One: The Household in the Ancient WorldThe Traditional Graeco-Roman HouseholdThe Household and Mystery Religions and Foreign Cults, Philosophical Schools, Associations, and Jewish SynagoguesSummaryNotesChapter Two: The Pauline EpistlesPart One: The Genuie Pauline EpistlesThe Early Pauline Church as SectarianThe Household Context of the Christian SectHouse-Church LeadershipPart Two: The Pseudonymous Pauline EpistlesColossian and EphesiansThe Pastoral EpistlesSummaryNotesChapter Three: The Shepherd of HermasDatePurpose of the WorkRelation between the Church and the WorldEthics and Separation from the WorldNotesChapter Four: I ClementThe Setting of the Corinthian DisputeI Clement and Sect DevelopmentInstitutionalizationLegitimationNotesChapter Five: IgnatiusThe Social Setting of the Ignatian EpistlesCharisma in the Ignatian EpistlesIgnatius and Community-Protecting CharismaLegitimationNotesChapter Six: EpilogueNotesAbbreviationsBibliographyEdition of Primary Sources Secondary Sources

Harry O. Maier is associate professor of New Testament studies at the Vancouver School of Theology, fellow of Green College at the University of British Columbia, and fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

``...he has put an important piece of the puzzle in place.'' -- Wayne A. Meeks, Journal of Theological Studies

• The Social Setting of the Ministry as Reflected in the Writings of Hermas, Clement, and Ignatius by Harry O. MaierAcknowledgemnetsIntroductionA Topic with a Long HistoryThe Early Ministry and the Household: A House-Church TrajectoryThe MethodologyThe StrategyNotesChapter One: The Household in the Ancient WorldThe Traditional Graeco-Roman HouseholdThe Household and Mystery Religions and Foreign Cults, Philosophical Schools, Associations, and Jewish SynagoguesSummaryNotesChapter Two: The Pauline EpistlesPart One: The Genuie Pauline EpistlesThe Early Pauline Church as SectarianThe Household Context of the Christian SectHouse-Church LeadershipPart Two: The Pseudonymous Pauline EpistlesColossian and EphesiansThe Pastoral EpistlesSummaryNotesChapter Three: The Shepherd of HermasDatePurpose of the WorkRelation between the Church and the WorldEthics and Separation from the WorldNotesChapter Four: I ClementThe Setting of the Corinthian DisputeI Clement and Sect DevelopmentInstitutionalizationLegitimationNotesChapter Five: IgnatiusThe Social Setting of the Ignatian EpistlesCharisma in the Ignatian EpistlesIgnatius and Community-Protecting CharismaLegitimationNotesChapter Six: EpilogueNotesAbbreviationsBibliographyEdition of Primary Sources Secondary Sources