Ph1lemon was perhaps a native, and certainly a resident, of the city of Colosse, one of the Colossian Christians, therefore, to whom the Epistle to the Colossians was written. Occasion and purpose. English - Rochester Bible - Walters W18 - Reverse Detail.jpg. Purpose of Writing: The letter to Philemon is the shortest of all Paul’s writings and deals with the practice of slavery. Consisting of only 25 verses, it is, along with Jude, one of the smallest books of the Bible.It is the only letter that is purely about an individual (specifically a runaway slave) and is the most obviously private of all the correspondence in the NT. cit., 40-42.). PHILEMON, EPISTLE TO fī le’ mən (πρὸ̀ς Φιλήμονα). THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON. Philemon, Epistle to 1. origin of the letter is reinforced if the Colossian letter can be placed in this period of Paul’s life. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. rightly objects that Philemon’s name standing at the head of the persons addressed (v. 1) seems “fatal to the theory that Archippus is primarily the one addressed”; and E. F. Harrison (Introduction to the New Testament, 309) has raised a formidable set of objections to Knox’s entire reconstruction, whereas F. F. Bruce (op. The name Onesimus is not mentioned the affinity of Colossians with Ephesians). v. 18) and then run away, which under Roman law was punishable by death. 20-21). He was evidently an inhabitant of Colossae, Col.4: 9, and apparently belonged to the wealthy class. Nonetheless, the primary purpose of the letter is to act as a covering note to insure that Philemon will receive back his delinquent slave, although some scholars (J. Knox and T. Preiss) regard the injunction of Paul to Philemon as a request for Onesimus to be allowed permanently to remain as his aide or else to be set free (v. 16). Critical opinion on these two hypotheses has not been altogether favorable. It offers us a unique insight into how the apostle Paul related to other believers and confirms that he lived out the very doctrines he taught. 11-19) and to move the emotions (vv. Philemon is a stub, but at least it is a bit longer than 2 John and 3 John.. Paul is apparently planning a jailbreak, because he asks Philemon, leader of the Colossian church to prepare a lodging for him, in the hope that through their "prayers" (or perhaps a get out of jail free card) he might be restored to them. As a historical document, the letter throws unusual light on the Christian conscience in regard to the institution of slavery in the ancient world, and so complements the so-called Household Codes of the other NT epistles (1 Cor 7:21-23; Eph 6:5-9; Col 3:22-4:1; 1 Tim 6:1f. The time was not ripe for this solution of such difficult questions.” (See also Preiss’s sensitive comments on this matter, loc. The captivity epistles (with the possible exception of Philippians) may be placed in the Rom. [1959]). In my previous research of Luke, I concluded that Luke was written sometime between A.D. 58-62. All rights reserved. This is confirmed by v. 9 where the tr. The epistle to Philemon is of value also because of the window it opens on Paul’s character. Departed for a while: It was true that Philemon departed, but Paul would send hi… THE LETTER TO PHILEMON Address and Greeting. Letter of Paul to Philemon, also called Epistle of St. Paul the Apostle to Philemon, abbreviation Philemon, brief New Testament letter written by St. Paul the Apostle to a wealthy Christian of Colossae, in the ancient Roman province of Asia (now in western Turkey), on behalf of Onesimus, who was enslaved to Philemon and may have run away from him. 1* Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our beloved and our co-worker, a 2 to Apphia our sister, * to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church at your house. PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-laborer, 2 and to Apphia the beloved, and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house: 3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Philemon and slavery. The knowledge of Paul would be so much poorer if this slender document had not been preserved. It is the only example within the Pauline library of correspondence that may be termed a personal note, although both Lohmeyer and Théo Preiss (see Bibliography) have drawn attention to the way the letter opens—the link between Timothy and Paul and the association of Philemon with the whole church that assembled in his house—to show that the document is an epistle which The Letter of Paul to Philemon. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Final Request, Greetings and Benediction (. New International Version (NIV), Encyclopedia of The Bible – Epistle to Philemon, [http://biblegateway/wiki/Colossians, The Epistle to COLOSSIANS], [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ephesians, Letter of Paul to the EPHESIANS], Upgrade to Bible Gateway Plus, and access the abridged. The Epistle to Philemon is the fifty-seventh book in the Christian Bible, and the eighteenth in the New Testament. 1,9,19) probably at the same time as Colossians Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. A slave named Onesimus had wronged his owner Philemon, a Christian living with the other persons named in the salutation to Colossae (Col 4:9, 17). One of his slaves, Onesimus, had apparently stolen from him (cf. Then his plans were to proceed to Spain. willing to return to his master, and Paul writes this personal appeal to ask “What this epistle does is to bring us into an atmosphere in which the institution could only wilt and die,” and Paul’s statement (v. 16) is the Magna Carta of true emancipation and human dignity. He addresses Philemon as a friend and fellow worker in Christ (Philemon 1:1) because he is a follower of Jesus Christ and therefore is also laboring for the Lord. “Luke was with Paul at Rome; we have no evidence that Luke was with him at Ephesus. Page 2 of 4 - About 39 Essays Exegesis Of The Book Of Acts And Luke. b 3 Grace to you and peace * from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Bibliography J. J. Müller, New International Commentary; E. Lohmeyer, Kommentar (1930); T. Preiss, Life in Christ (1954), 32-42; J. Knox, IB, XI (1955). Historical Setting: A. See [http://biblegateway/wiki/Colossians, The Epistle to COLOSSIANS]; [http://biblegateway/wiki/Ephesians, Letter of Paul to the EPHESIANS]. Another value of this small epistle might be derived from a reconstruction of Paul’s correspondence adopted by E. J. Goodspeed and popularized by J. Knox (esp. (c. a.d. 60; see Introduction to Colossians: Author, Date and Place of Writing) Philemon is one of Paul's letters, written from jail. cit. A letter of Paul to a Christian man. Preiss argues that Paul’s language is insistent that the slave should be welcomed into Philemon’s family, but this conclusion is somewhat strained. THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON A Model Of Christian Courtesy (Philemon 1-25) INTRODUCTION 1. On other grounds, it has been proposed (chiefly by G. S. Duncan, St. Paul’s Ephesian Ministry [1929], 72ff.) ... Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. A citizen of Colossæ, to whom St. Paul addressed a private letter, unique in the New Testament, which bears his name.As appears from this epistle, Philemon was his dear and intimate friend (verses 1, 13, 17, 22), and had been converted most probably by him (verse 19) during his long residence at Ephesus (Acts 19:26; cf. The novel feature of this epistle is brought out by F. F. Bruce (op. Comentario de Lutero sobre la Epístola a Filemón.jpg 335 × 427; 92 KB. Little is known of this Philemon. Philemon is the shortest letter of the Pauline corpus, consisting of 335 words in the original. Verse 21, however, contains an undertone of hope that Philemon will agree to the manumission of the slave, a revolutionary thought in the contemporary treatment of runaway slaves whom masters could brutally punish. 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