Benefaction and Patronage in Leadership: A Socio-Historical Exegesis of the Pastoral Epistles

Since antiquity, many have come to view benefaction and patronage in a negative light, largely due to the increasingly immoral motives of those involved in systems that can be exploitative or corrupt. Dr Nathan Joshua provides a counter to this perception and instead draws attention to the goodness of godly benefaction and patronage from an African Christian perspective.

Dr Joshua gives a detailed historical analysis of the Pastoral Epistles in the social context of benefaction and patr