ABSTRACT
In his recent book, What is Social-Scientific Criticism? John H.Elliott with his usual perspicacity provides a rather detailed chart of desiderata for the understanding and analysis of early Christian groups (Elliott 1993a: 110-121). This essay is a contribution towards filling in but a small segment of those desiderata. By group here I mean any collection of persons who come together for some purpose (see Elliott 1993a).1
