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The Letter to Philemon / Scot McKnight.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The new international commentary on the New TestamentPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing 2017.Description: xxxii, 127 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780802873828 hardcover alkaline paper
  • 0802873820 hardcover alkaline paper
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  • BS2765.53 .M35 2017
Contents:
Introduction. Slavery in the Roman Empire -- Phlemon in the crucible of new world slavery and slavery today -- Authorship and date -- The social realities of Philemon : runaway or slave in search of a mediator? -- Text and commentary. Introduction (vv. 1-3) -- Thanksgiving (vv. 4-7) -- Paul's appeal for Onesimus (vv. 8-22) -- Conclusion (vv. 23-25).
Summary: Paul's letter to Philemon carries a strong message of breaking down social barriers and establishing new realities of conduct and fellowship. It is also a disturbing text that has been used to justify slavery. Though brief, Philemon requires close scrutiny. In this commentary Scot McKnight offers careful textual analysis of Philemon and brings the practice of modern slavery into conversation with the ancient text. Too often, McKnight says, studies of this short letter gloss over the issue of slavery--an issue that must be recognized and dealt with if Christians are to read Philemon faithfully. Pastors and scholars will find in this volume the insight they need to preach and teach this controversial book in meaningful new ways. --|cProvided by publisher.
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BS2755.3 .Q56 1990 The letter to Titus : BS2765.2 .P47 1985 Rediscovering Paul : BS2765.3 .H62 1995 1 Corithnians BS2765.53 .M35 2017 The Letter to Philemon / BS2775.2 .E45 1983 A translator's handbook on the Letter to the Hebrews / BS2775.2 .G66 1989 An unshakeable kingdom : BS2775.3 .B76 1982 The message of Hebrews :

Includes bibliographical references (pages xvi-xxxii) and indexes.

Introduction. Slavery in the Roman Empire -- Phlemon in the crucible of new world slavery and slavery today -- Authorship and date -- The social realities of Philemon : runaway or slave in search of a mediator? -- Text and commentary. Introduction (vv. 1-3) -- Thanksgiving (vv. 4-7) -- Paul's appeal for Onesimus (vv. 8-22) -- Conclusion (vv. 23-25).

Paul's letter to Philemon carries a strong message of breaking down social barriers and establishing new realities of conduct and fellowship. It is also a disturbing text that has been used to justify slavery. Though brief, Philemon requires close scrutiny. In this commentary Scot McKnight offers careful textual analysis of Philemon and brings the practice of modern slavery into conversation with the ancient text. Too often, McKnight says, studies of this short letter gloss over the issue of slavery--an issue that must be recognized and dealt with if Christians are to read Philemon faithfully. Pastors and scholars will find in this volume the insight they need to preach and teach this controversial book in meaningful new ways. --|cProvided by publisher.

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