Philemon and the Study of Paul

Part 1: PAUL AND HIS WORLD
Chapter One RETURN OF THE RUNAWAY?
2 Philemon and the Study of Paul
(i) Introduction

This brief study of the small masterpiece we call the letter to Philemon has introduced us, in an actual example, to most of the topics we face as we move towards a full-dress exposition of Paul, his worldview and his theology. One of the advantages of having a particular example in mind, and a small one at that, is that the many abstract issues we now have to lay out can be envisaged in more concrete terms by reference back to the discussion just concluded...