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Philemon Introduction

The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon.

WRITER: The Apostle Paul (Phm 1:1).

DATE: Probably A.D. 64. It is one of the Prison Epistles. See Introductions to Ephesians and Colossians/a>.

THEME: Onesimus ("profitable"), a slave of Philemon, a Christian of Colosse, had robbed his master and fled to Rome. There he became a convert through Paul, who sent him back to Philemon with this letter. It is of priceless value as a teaching

  1. in practical righteousness;
  2. in Christian brotherhood;
  3. in Christian courtesy;
  4. in the law of love.

The divisions are four:

  1. Greeting, Phm 1:1-3.
  2. The character of Philemon, Phm 1:4-7.
  3. Intercession for Onesimus, Phm 1:8-21.
  4. Salutations and conclusion, Phm 1:22-25.
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