the Epistle to Philemon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf New Testament letter
gptkbp:addressed gptkb:Philemon
gptkbp:addresses social issues
gptkbp:callsFor restoration of Onesimus
gptkbp:contains thanksgiving
greetings
moral teachings
exhortation
gptkbp:emphasizes love and faith
gptkbp:encourages hospitality
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkbp:historicalSignificance early_Christian_community_relations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Epistle to Philemon
gptkbp:influenced Christian_views_on_slavery
gptkbp:inspiration abolitionist movements
gptkbp:is often overlooked
a source of theological reflection
a letter of reconciliation
a letter of personal appeal
one of the shortest books in the Bible
a_key_text_for_understanding_early_Christianity
gptkbp:is_used_in discussions on slavery
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy prison
gptkbp:isEngagedIn The_grace_of_the_Lord_Jesus_Christ_be_with_your_spirit.
Paul,_a_prisoner_of_Christ_Jesus,_and_Timothy_our_brother
gptkbp:location gptkb:Colossae
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Philemon
Onesimus
gptkbp:numberOfStudents 25
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Christian_canon
gptkb:Pauline_epistles
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Christian_churches
circa 60-62 AD
gptkbp:purpose to_appeal_for_Onesimus
gptkbp:reflects Paul's_pastoral_care
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Colossians
gptkbp:style personal letter
gptkbp:suitableFor a_model_of_Christian_forgiveness
gptkbp:theme slavery
forgiveness
reconciliation
gptkbp:translatedInto many languages
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Paul_the_Apostle