Pauline Studies & New Perspective - Philemon
The letter to Philemon is the shortest of the writing of Paul. It deals with the practice of slavery in suggestive form, he was in prison at the time of this letter. In writing this paper is it has caused me to thinks in “historic-cultural critism” of the Scripture. I will present a contrast of Onesimus’s Life with the history of the Island of Puerto Rico both of them under an oppressive control and indeterminate destiny.
During the time of Paul's ministry in Ephesus. Philemon had probably traveled to the city, and had heard the preaching of Paul where he became a Christian. Later on Philemon had a “church” at his home and he owned a slave called Onesimus. Onesimus, ran away from his master and headed to Rome. We assume Onesimus was still owned by Philemon, and Paul wrote this letter persuading Philemon to soften his heart in order for Onesimus to return to his master. where Paul testified, Onesimus became a Christian (Philemon 1:10). Paul wanted Philemon to accept Onesimus as a brother in Christ, and not merely as a slave but to come back to Philemon in order to help spread the gospel. Reading this letter, we can see the different perspective of slavery, race …show more content…
I believe in my theology of deliverance in Jesus from the sin but after that we are calls to bring freedom to the oppressed. Who is our sibling taking the place of Onesismus now? Who need liberation? Paul was not only manipulating the situation; he shows the way to see Onesimus as a brother as part of the family of God. This slave was a voiceless converted person and Paul was the word of God for this church. Jesus was not there to be his lawyer or representative, just Paul in humility from his prisons, help to justify him in God’s love and in the benefit of the Gospel. This is a sociopolitical lesson for the church to be the love of God and freedom for the entire world in justification by/through
The letter to Philemon is the shortest of the writing of Paul. It deals with the practice of slavery in suggestive form, he was in prison at the time of this letter. In writing this paper is it has caused me to thinks in “historic-cultural critism” of the Scripture. I will present a contrast of Onesimus’s Life with the history of the Island of Puerto Rico both of them under an oppressive control and indeterminate destiny.
During the time of Paul's ministry in Ephesus. Philemon had probably traveled to the city, and had heard the preaching of Paul where he became a Christian. Later on Philemon had a “church” at his home and he owned a slave called Onesimus. Onesimus, ran away from his master and headed to Rome. We assume Onesimus was still owned by Philemon, and Paul wrote this letter persuading Philemon to soften his heart in order for Onesimus to return to his master. where Paul testified, Onesimus became a Christian (Philemon 1:10). Paul wanted Philemon to accept Onesimus as a brother in Christ, and not merely as a slave but to come back to Philemon in order to help spread the gospel. Reading this letter, we can see the different perspective of slavery, race …show more content…
I believe in my theology of deliverance in Jesus from the sin but after that we are calls to bring freedom to the oppressed. Who is our sibling taking the place of Onesismus now? Who need liberation? Paul was not only manipulating the situation; he shows the way to see Onesimus as a brother as part of the family of God. This slave was a voiceless converted person and Paul was the word of God for this church. Jesus was not there to be his lawyer or representative, just Paul in humility from his prisons, help to justify him in God’s love and in the benefit of the Gospel. This is a sociopolitical lesson for the church to be the love of God and freedom for the entire world in justification by/through