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In die Skriflig, 2016 The way in which Paul exercises his authority in the Letter to Philemon has been studied from various angles, but as far as could be determined, the reception of this aspect of his letter by its interpreters in the fourth and 5th centuries CE.
D. Francois Tolmie
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Apphia: The Addressee of the Letter to Philemon
Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny, 2017 Mentioning Aphia as an addressee of the Letter to Philemon is an important part of considering women’s duties in the early Christian communities. It turns out, that in spite of the role as housewives and mothers frequently assigned to them, some of them ...
Anna Maria Wajda
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Contemporary trends in the research of the Letter to Philemon
Ruch Biblijny i Liturgiczny, 2005 In the period of last two or three decades interpretation of the Letter to Philemon has undergone significant changes. Exegetes applying the historical-critical method proposed recently several new ways of reconstructing the situation that occasioned ...
Bartosz Adamczewski
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Acta Theologica, 2019 Although Onesimus is the reason for Paul’s Letter to Philemon, he is only mentioned by name for the first time nearly halfway through the letter (v. 10). He also remains voiceless throughout the letter.
D.F. Tolmie
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Evaluating the Rhetoric of Paul’s Letter to Philemon: Implications for Master-Slave Relationship in Christian Households [PDF]
E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2021 Many kinds of studies have been conducted on Greco-Roman slavery practices and the Christian response to religious and domestic conflicts. However, very little research has been carried out in biblical studies to appraise the rhetoric of Paul’s letter ...
Maxwell Kojo Tsibu
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Contrast structure in “Paul's Letter to Philemon”
International Journal of Human Culture Studies, 2019 Noriaki Ohgita
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Rhetorical Structure and Design in Paul's Letter to Philemon
Harvard Theological Review, 1978 What has Paul to do with Quintilian? For a host of scholars this question would answer itself, rhetorically. A stock device, the rhetorical question has long been favored in argument. Even Paul is no exception. “Where is the wise man?” he asks. “Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?” (1
F. Forrester Church
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God, Christ and the Spirit in Luther and Calvin’s commentaries on the Letter to Philemon
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2022 The aim of this contribution is to illustrate the way in which the interpretation of Scripture is influenced by one’s presuppositions by investigating the different ways in which two well-known Reformers, Luther and Calvin, depicted God, Christ and the ...
D. Francois Tolmie
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Onesimus the Letter Carrier and the Initial Reception of Paul’s Letter to Philemon
The Journal of Theological Studies, 2020 Abstract After an introduction to the letter to Philemon this article argues that the traditional identification of Onesimus as the letter carrier is far more plausible than any of the recently proposed alternatives (Tychicus, Timothy, an unknown person).
Head, Peter
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A social identity complexity theory reading of Philemon
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021 This article provides new perspectives on navigating complex social identity in the letter to Philemon by means of the heuristic use of social identity complexity theory (SICT) in combination with socio-rhetorical analysis (SRA).
Jacobus Kok, Ilse Swart
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