History of the book of philemon in the bible

The saints met in the home of a man named philemon, who was a convert of pauls on some earlier occasion philemon 19. The letter suggests that paul was in prison at the time of the writing. During the time of pauls ministry in ephesus, philemon had likely journeyed to the city, heard pauls preaching and became a christian. Once in rome, onesimus, either by accident or by his own design, came in contact with paul, who promptly led the runaway slave to faith in jesus christ. The apostle paul was in rome preaching in his own hired house. Onesimus was still the property of philemon, and paul wrote to smooth the way for his return to his master.

The book of philemon as well as the book of colossians were written by paul and delivered at the same time. The recording is dramatized, from the king james bible. I write this letter to you, philemon, my good friend and companion in this workalso to our sister apphia, to archippus, a real trooper, and to the church that meets in your house. The holy bible book 57 philemon kjv dramatized audio. But let us not miss the fact that this movement has its source in the occult though hidden under new names and in eastern religions that go all the way back to the beginnings of history with the fall of man. Philemon and colossians were both written by paul the apostle. The epistle is addressed to philemon, with the church in his house, and to sister apphia and archippus. It gives a dynamic meaning to faith in the market place. One of his slaves, onesimus, had apparently stolen from him cf. It has been said that no document in the history of the world has so altered. Though pauls letter to philemon is very brief, it is packed with rich nuggets of truth that. Gordon fee in his book how to read the bible for all its worth lays out the form of ancient letters as follows.

Philemon and his family lived in colossae, and the colossian church met at his house. It appears that he was a slave holder before he was saved. Book of philemon overview insight for living ministries. Intro to philemon biblica the international bible society. The background to the book of philemon is the story of a slave. It is a prison letter, coauthored by paul the apostle with timothy, to philemon, a leader in the colossian church. Read more about paul and his letters in the section epistles of paul. This is the holy book of philemon, known as the epistle of paul to philemon. Some have argued that paul wrote colossians from ephesus or caesarea, but most of the evidence favors rome as the place where paul penned all the prison letters ephesians, colossians, philippians and philemon. Please help me send bibles to poor people throughout the world. The book of philemon demonstrates the gospel in action. Background study on the book of philemon christopher l. The book of philemon resonates with an understanding of life jesus set forth in the sermon on the mount.

The slave onesimus robbed his master, philemon, and ran away, making his way to rome and to paul. Philemon bible study lesson 1 historical backgrounds of. The epistle of paul to philemon, known simply as philemon, is one of the books of the christian. Since colossians was written from rome during pauls first imprisonment 62 ad. The above summary details the bible people and summary of important events which occur in the douay rheims version of the catholic bible scriptures of the book of philemon. It deals with the themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. One of the visitors converted under pauls teaching was a man named philemon, a slaveowner from the nearby city of colossae philemon 1. The epistle shows that he was a believing christian and an esteemed acquaintance of the apostle. The epistle was intended for philemon, who may have been an elder in the church at colossae. The biblical book of philemon was an original letter written by the apostle paul, to a man named philemon.

This attitude models the concern for the good of others that paul has seen in philemon previously v. This book was written by paul while he was in prison around a. As a background to his specific plea for onesimus, paul clarifies his intentions and circumstances. It was written to philemon as a plea to request forgiveness for his runaway servant onesimus, who was a new believer in jesus christ. Now he indicates that he has subordinated his personal wishes to the good of philemon, so that philemon might have an opportunity to do a good act to agathon sou freely. The bible knowledge commentary says onesimus, a slave of philemon, had run away, having evidently robbed his master phile. An easyenglish bible version and commentary 2800 word vocabulary on pauls letter to philemon. Paul gave both letters to tychicus and onesimus to carry back to philemon colossians 4. Summary of the book of philemon story of the bible. Thus, colossians is a book that speaks to our cosmic age and to this new age movement. His travels somehow brought him to rome where, in the providence of god, he came in contact with paul. The book of philemon is one of the most interesting, yet neglected books of the bible. Philemon 1, new international version niv the bible app. He did what most runaway slaves apparently didhe moved into a great metropolis.

The epistle of paul to philemon, known simply as philemon, is one of the books of the christian new testament. Intro to colossians biblica the international bible. A slave named onesimus had escaped from his owner, philemon, and had run away from colossae to rome in the hope that he could disappear into that populous, urban environment. This summary of the book of philemon provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philemon. Now philemon owned slaves, and he had a slave named onesimus. Introduction to niv study bible go to philemon author, date and place of writing paul wrote this short letter see vv. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. Author, date and place of writing and sent it to colosse.

Onesimus was still the property of philemon, and paul wrote to smooth the way for his return. Philemon is an awesome story of community, redemption, salvation, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Philemon is actually the average length of ancient letters. The book of philemon is a prison epistle letter written while in prison, which paul wrote circa 61 a. There are three main characters paul, philemon, and onesimus that paul himself used to focus on the important doctrine of the believer in christ.

The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. The letters paul writes like romans and corinthians are extremely long for ancient letters. The epistle of philemon was written by the apostle paul while imprisoned in rome. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. Its been described as the application of the highest principles to the most common affairs, but at the time it happened it was just two people at odds with each other being reconciled by a common love for the lord. The book of philemon 798 words 4 pages in order to comprehend and gleam the theological insights of philemon, or any biblical scripture, it is imperative that, at least, a basic understanding of the historical and cultural principles be present in the mind of the reader. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Paul clearly writes as a prisoner in philemon 1,9,10,23. Title philemon, the recipient of this letter, was a prominent member of the church at colosse vv. He considers the epistle of philemon to be the letter from laodicea in colossians 4. Had been a slave to philemon of colosse, and had run away from him, and fled to rome. Philemon helps show us that the way to peace for every conflict is for all sides to unite in practicing the way of life expounded in the pages of this very remarkable book, the bible. The key personalities of philemon are paul, philemon, and onesimus. There were millions of people in asia minor, and philemon was just one of the men who came to know the lord jesus.

One of pauls shortest and the most explosive letters, the book of philemon demonstrates the gospel through action. Paul starts the letter with the customary introduction that is frequently seen in grecoroman letters. Philemon was a slave owner who also hosted a church in his home. People of the roman catholic faith can this useful short summary of these bible scriptures for an online catholic bible.

To philemon our dear friend and fellow worker 2 also to apphia our sister and archippus our fellow soldierand to the church that meets in your home. Though this little book is only twentyfive verses in the english bible, it is. Paul wrote his letter to the colossians at the same time he wrote to philemon. Its written to philemon whose slave onesimus ran away and became a believer under pauls teaching. Paul wrote this letter to philemon, a believer in colosse who, along with others, was a slave owner cf. Onesimus took a chance one day, as any slave would have done, and made a run for it. Through this contact paul led onesimus to know the savior. Watch our overview video on the book of philemon, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The apostle paul introduces himself as a prisoner of jesus christ. Support link the new testament contains a short book called philemon.

Philemon intro to philemon biblica the international bible society. Interesting facts about philemon barnes bible charts author. Philemon with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Paul has clearly and fully expressed his desire to keep onesimus. Throughout the next four weeks, well be studying the book of philemon. The book of philemon gives us insight as to how these words in colossians are to be applied to daily living. Philemon bible study lesson 1 historical backgrounds of philemon information useful to understand before a study of the letters contents slavery in the grecoroman world one of the most important things to understand about philemon is the background of slavery in the ancient world. In that letter, paul mentioned that onesimus would be coming home. Apparently philemon was welltodo, for his home was large enough to accommodate the church assemblies, and he was a slave owner.