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Philemon

Philemon is a brief personal letter in which Paul appeals to a slave owner to receive back his runaway slave Onesimus — now a fellow believer — as a brother in Christ. It demonstrates the transforming power of the gospel in social relationships.

Author

Paul

Date Written

~AD 60–62

Key Themes

ForgivenessReconciliationBrotherhoodGraceAppeal