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Mentioned in 27 episodes

Philemon

Book • 60
The Book of Philemon is one of the shortest letters written by Paul and is part of the New Testament.

It was written during Paul's first Roman imprisonment, around AD 60-62.

The letter addresses Philemon, a wealthy Christian in Colossae, regarding his runaway slave, Onesimus.

Onesimus had fled to Rome, where he encountered Paul and became a Christian.

Paul writes to Philemon to appeal for Onesimus's return, asking him to treat Onesimus not just as a slave but as a brother in Christ.

The letter emphasizes the themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and the equal status of believers in Christ, regardless of their social positions.

Paul offers to take on any debt or wrongdoing attributed to Onesimus, demonstrating the principles of Christian love and grace.

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Mentioned in 27 episodes

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N.T. Wright
when discussing slavery.
156 snips
NT Wright and The Vision of Ephesians
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Matt Whitman
as a micro book in the Bible, containing a letter from Paul to Philemon.
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213 - Behold: Pompeii!
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Kyle Idleman
as a book in which Paul tells Philemon to welcome back his slave, Onesimus, as a dear brother.
18 snips
Whatever You Do: Whatever Your Role
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Adriel Sanchez
as an example of a book not widely used in early Christian worship.
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How Did We Get Our Bible?
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Skip Heitzig
as one of the prison epistles written by Paul.
12 snips
Philippians 1:12-30
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Robert Arendelle
as one of the prison epistles written by Paul.
12 snips
Ephesians 1:1-3
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Tara-Leigh Cobble
in relation to Onesimus, a slave who became Paul's assistant.
Day 349 (Colossians 1-4, Philemon 1) - Year 6
Compared to Paul's letter to Philemon because 3 John is also a personal letter.
DAB December 07 - 2025
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Skip Heitzig
as one of the letters Paul wrote while imprisoned in Rome.
Philippians 1:1-14
Mentioned as one of the four books written by Paul while he was in prison in Rome.
Philippians 2:1-18
Mentioned in the context of a discussion about reunions and reconciliations.
PLMN032 - Two Types of Reunions That Have a High Likelihood of Going Well
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Matt
Whitman as the name of the book in the Bible that he is reading from.
PLMN004 - Dang, Rome Kinda Comes Out of Nowhere When You're Straight Through the Bible
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Matt
, who refers to it as a letter written by the Apostle Paul.
PLMN003 - Podcasting About Things That Happened 2000 Years Ago Has its Pluses and Minuses
Mentioned as a letter from the Apostle Paul to a wealthy Christian about the tension between social status and Christian views.
PLMN031 - GREAT STARTING POINT FOR NEW LISTENERS (END OF HISTORY AND BACKGROUND STUFF AND START OF BOOK OF PHILEMON STUFF)
Mentioned by Matt as the topic of the next season, which will be written by the same person, Paul, but will be a totally different season.
GAL294 - Proclamation Day on the Ten Minute Bible Hour Podcast
Mentioned as the focus of season six of the podcast that the speaker is excited to start.
GAL289 - Iconium and Galatians to the Rescue!
Discussed as an ancient first-century letter about a complex relational situation.
PLMN030 - A Brave Knock at the Door
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Matt
when discussing the race question in the Roman world.
GAL280 - Clues #2 and #3: Timothy and Acts 16:5
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Matt
as the subject of the next season, season six, of the podcast.
GAL270 - Real Christianity vs. Fake Christianity and The Real Message vs. Fake Messages

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