Keith Essex
Philemon

Keith Essex's correlating video lecture(s) from The Master's Seminary:

• Lecture 27: Philemon.

15. Philemon [MSB, 1859-60; ESVSB, 2353-54; NIVZSB, 2485; RSB, 2185-88; DPL, 703-7; BTINT, 401-10]
    1. Introduction [CCC, 701-5; CMINT, 589-93]
       1. The History of Interpretation [DTIB, 586-87; ACCSNT, vol. IX]
       2. The Writer: Paul
       3. The Recipient(s): Philemon and the Church at Colossae (Phm 1:1-3, 22b-25)
    2. Major Themes [CCC, 708-9; CMINT, 593-94]
       1. Paul: The prisoner (Phm 1:1, 9, 10, 13)
       2. Philemon: Paul's ministry companion (Phm 1:1, 17) and faithful Christian (Phm 1:1-2, 4-7, 17-22a)
       3. Onesimus: Philemon's converted slave (Phm 1:8-16)
    3. Purpose:
       • Paul appealed to Philemon to accept his newly converted slave, Onesimus, as a brother in Christ and a partner in the Gospel.
    4. The Literary Structure: see outline [CCC, 706-8; VOCNT, 57]
       PHILEMON

       1. The Prologue (Phm 1:1-7)
          1. The Salutation (Phm 1:1-3)
          2. Paul's Thanksgiving for Philemon's Love (Phm 1:4-7)
       2. The Body: Paul's Appeal to Philemon to Accept Onesimus as He would Paul
          [as a beloved brother in Christ and a partner in the Gospel] (Phm 1:8-20)
       3. The Epilogue (Phm 1:21-25)
    5. Bibliography:
       1. Exegetical:
          • *O'Brien, Colossians, Philemon (WBC).
          • Pao, Colossians & Philemon (ZECNT).
       2. English Interpretation:
          • Bruce, The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon and to the Ephesians (NICNT).
          • *Moo, The Letters to the Colossians and to Philemon (PNTC).
       3. Expositional:
          • MacArthur, Colossians & Philemon (MacNTC).
    6. Selected Interpretive Issue
       1. Paul's Appeal to Philemon [ESVSB, 2353, 2356; NIVZSB, 2485, 2487-88; RSB, 2189; GNTI, 660-4; DPL, 881-3]
          1. For Onesimus' Freedom [BKC (?)]
          2. For Philemon's Acceptance of Onesimus as a Fellow-worker (cf. Phm 1:1 & 24, 17) [O'Brien; Bruce; MacArthur; EBC]
    7. Preaching Philemon

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