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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Philemon (Man living at the time of the New Testament)
He owned Onesimus, the runaway slave who met Paul and became a believer. Philemon was a well-off Christian, likely at Colossae, and Paul's short letter to him asks that Onesimus be welcomed back without punishment.
He owned Onesimus, the runaway slave who met Paul and became a believer. Philemon was a well-off Christian, likely at Colossae, and Paul's short letter to him asks that Onesimus be welcomed back without punishment.
Philemon was a wealthy Christian, likely in Colossae, whose runaway slave Onesimus encountered Paul and became a believer, and Paul's short letter to Philemon appeals for Onesimus to be welcomed back without punishment, hinting that Paul would consider it a personal favor and even offering to cover any debt Onesimus owed.
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- Philemon 1:1
