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Pauline Theology and Ancient Slavery:1 Does the Former Support or Subvert the Latter?

Pauline Theology and Ancient Slavery:1 Does the Former Support or Subvert the Latter? 21 Pauline Theology and Ancient Slavery:1 Does the Former Support or Subvert the Latter? Todd D. Still Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University Todd_Still@baylor. edu In the 335 word Greek letter that we now know as Philemon, Paul, a prisoner (vv. 1, 9, 10, 13), seeks to rec- oncile a slave, Onesimus, with his master, Philemon. ' Subsequently, not a few Pauline scholars have found them- ' selves preoccupied with reconstructing the circumstances that gave rise to this letter and with ascertaining precisely what Paul is requesting of Philemon vis-a-vis Onesimus. , Scholastic scrutiny notwithstanding, Paul's letter to Philemon, which John Knox once described as "one of the . most charming letters ever written,"' has proven to be as allusive as it is attractive. If certain particulars of the letter are opaque, its main lines are clear enough. Onesimus, Philemon's slave, has come into contact with an imprisoned Paul. Although there is scholarly disagreement regarding where, when, and how Onesimus crossed paths with Paul,3 it is typically 1 The purview of this paper precludes an overview of ancient Greek and Roman slavery with respect to Paul. See, however, J. Albert Harrill, "Paul and Slavery," in Paul in the Greco-Roman http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Horizons in Biblical Theology Brill

Pauline Theology and Ancient Slavery:1 Does the Former Support or Subvert the Latter?

Still, Todd D.
Horizons in Biblical Theology , Volume 27 (1): 21 – Jan 1, 2005
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21 Pauline Theology and Ancient Slavery:1 Does the Former Support or Subvert the Latter? Todd D. Still Truett Theological Seminary Baylor University Todd_Still@baylor. edu In the 335 word Greek letter that we now know as Philemon, Paul, a prisoner (vv. 1, 9, 10, 13), seeks to rec- oncile a slave, Onesimus, with his master, Philemon. ' Subsequently, not a few Pauline scholars have found them- ' selves preoccupied with reconstructing the circumstances that gave rise to this letter and with ascertaining precisely what Paul is requesting of Philemon vis-a-vis Onesimus. , Scholastic scrutiny notwithstanding, Paul's letter to Philemon, which John Knox once described as "one of the . most charming letters ever written,"' has proven to be as allusive as it is attractive. If certain particulars of the letter are opaque, its main lines are clear enough. Onesimus, Philemon's slave, has come into contact with an imprisoned Paul. Although there is scholarly disagreement regarding where, when, and how Onesimus crossed paths with Paul,3 it is typically 1 The purview of this paper precludes an overview of ancient Greek and Roman slavery with respect to Paul. See, however, J. Albert Harrill, "Paul and Slavery," in Paul in the Greco-Roman

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