Human beings are embedded in a set of social relations. A social
network is one way of conceiving that set of relations in terms of
a number of persons connected to one another by varying degrees of
relatedness. In the early Jesus-group documents featuring Paul and
coworkers, it takes little effort to envision the apostle's
collection of friends and friends of friends that is the Pauline
network. The persons who constituted that network are the focus of
this set of brief books. For Christians of the Western tradition,
these persons are significant ancestors in faith. While each of
them is worth knowing by themselves, it is largely because of their
standing within that web of social relations woven about and around
Paul that they are of lasting interest. Through this series we hope
to come to know those persons in ways befitting their first-century
Mediterranean culture.
Apollos is an enigmatic character whose name appears in only
three New Testament writings. Through a social-scientific approach,
this study pays attention to four main aspects relative to Apollos:
his collectivistic nature as a person of the first-century
Mediterranean; his relationship to Corinth and its emerging
conflicts; his roots in the city of Alexandria and its
contributions to his personality and identity; and, finally, his
relationship to Paul and his social network. By gaining insights
into a world and culture different from their own, readers will
gain a deepened understanding of an important and highly educated
member of Paul's social network. The person of Apollos and the
entire New Testament will be seen through new lenses and will open
readers to new cultural experiences from which they will emerge
fuller people.
"Patrick J. Hartin was born and raised in Johannesburg, South
Africa. He studied at the Gregorian University in Rome and is an
ordained priest of the Diocese of Spokane, Washington. He holds two
doctorates in Theology: in Ethics and in the New Testament, both
from the University of South Africa. Presently he teaches courses
in the New Testament and in Classical Civilizations at Gonzaga
University. He is the author of eleven books, including: "James of
Jerusalem "(Interfaces series), "James, First Peter, Jude, Second
Peter "(New Collegeville Bible Commentary series), and "James"
(Sacra Pagina series), al published by Liturgical Press."
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