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.

”This new series of books is a welcome and promising initiative. While Paul still continues to attract scholars’ attention, his closest collaborators, friends, and relations remain all too often in the dark or are dealt with only incidentally. Yet giving proper consideration to Paul’s web of social relations can help us understand the Apostle himself and his legacy.”
—God's Word Today

"The series will provide excellent material for students looking specifically at characters from the Acts. The early Church will be seen more clearly and personally than theologically motivated research as we see the Church as a collection of people. The series is recommended for all Catholic library collections and for adult education classes."
—Catholic Library World

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