Daniel F. Caner

Patronage in Early Christianity

History & Biography

“Ideals associated with Jesus and Paul challenged the systems of patronal honor and benefaction long entrenched within Greco-Roman society. This learned and provocative book examines the revolutionary nature of those ideals and their impact on writers and authorities of the early church. The result is a refreshing assessment of the influence and vitality of radical Christian social teachings in the age before Constantine, and an important starting point for future scholarship.”