Philemon

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Synopsis

• A slave called Onesimus has run away from his
  master, a Christian named Philemon. Onesimus
  flees to Rome.

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Synopsis

• A slave called Onesimus has run away from his
  master, a Christian named Philemon. Onesimus
  flees to Rome. There, Onesimus becomes a
  Christian under the Apostle Paul.

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Synopsis

• A slave called Onesimus has run away from his
  master, a Christian named Philemon. Onesimus
  flees to Rome. There, Onesimus becomes a
  Christian under the Apostle Paul. Paul knows that
  the right thing to do is to send Onesimus back,
  so Paul sends Onesimus back to Philemon with a
  letter asking Philemon to receive Onesimus back
  as a Christian brother.

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The problem

• Slaves were assets, and dealt with at their
  masters whim

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The problem

• Slaves were assets, and dealt with at their
  masters whim
• Slaves were numerous, and rebellion viewed as
  dangerous

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The problem

• Slaves were assets, and dealt with at their
  masters whim
• Slaves were numerous, and rebellion viewed as
  dangerous
• Slavery was so ingrained that the institution of
  slavery is not challenged in the NT (but its
  practice is)

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The problem

• Slaves were assets, and dealt with at their
  masters whim
• Slaves were numerous, and rebellion viewed as
  dangerous
• Slavery was so ingrained that the institution of
  slavery is not challenged in the NT (but its
  practice is)
• Onesimus was a fugitive slave with a Christian
  master Onesimus became a Christian while a
  fugitive

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Onesimus, Bishop of Ephesus