New TestamentPauline Epistle1 chapter
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