Pauls Letter To Philemon. In Paul's letter to Philemon, we encounter his shortest letter. Paul, writing from prison, expresses affection for the newly converted Onesimus and asks Philemon to receive him as Philemon would receive Paul himself, even though Onesimus may be guilty of previous failings.
Paul's letter to Philemon is written by a bondslave, to a slave-owner about a runaway slave. Paul wrote this letter to Philemon, a believer in Colosse who, along with others, was a slave owner (cf. The Epistle to Philemon is a book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible.
Unlike most of Paul's letters, it is addressed to an individual, not primarily to a church.
In its principle players, we'll see three men who are required to live their faith out loud.
Read reviews from world's largest community for readers. Paul's friendship with Philemon is shown by something significantly missing in his greeting. But don't let that fool you into thinking there isn't much there.