New Testament · Paul's Letters
Philemon
A one-chapter personal letter asking a Christian slave owner to receive back Onesimus, now a brother in Christ. Paul appeals rather than commands.
- Authorship
- Written by Paul.
- Historical setting
- Colossae, in a household church.
- Key themes
- Forgiveness · Reconciliation · Brotherhood in Christ · Gentle appeal
- Where it sits in the story
- The gospel applied to one relationship, with implications far beyond it.
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