It deals with the themes of forgiveness and reconciliation. One of the visitors converted under pauls teaching was a man named philemon, a slaveowner from the nearby city of colossae philemon 1. Study philemon using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. The blue letter bible ministry and the blb institute hold to the historical, conservative christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy of scripture. Philemon 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, filling six volumes, provides an exhaustive look at every verse in the bible. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary.
Robertson nicoll, editor of the expositors bible, once said. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Read philemon commentary using john gills exposition of the bible. These small group studies of philemon contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, and applications. Entreats forgiveness for his servant onesimus, philemon 1. Philemon with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.
Paul is writing this letter in his older age and in prison in rome. The book of philemon demonstrates the gospel in action. Tom constables expository notes on philemon this is also available in the net. His introductory material, which covers approximately 28 pages, is thorough yet concise. This is short epistle of 1 chapter and only 25 verses. Because believers in jesus are equal partners in the new humanity, paul asks philemon to forgive his runaway slave onesimus. Though this little book is only twentyfive verses in the english bible, it is packed with abiding truths so needed in our modern world. In his commentary, ralph martin singles out two themes.
Since the text and audio content provided by blb represent a range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed in the resource materials are not. In the bible book that bears philemons name, paul addressed his beloved brother as a fellow worker, a title given to those who served for a time alongside. Philemon 1 paul, a prisoner of jesus christ, and timothy our brother, unto philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,and to our beloved apphia, and archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house. Colossians, ephesians and philemon, paul bound, the. This article is adapted from esv expository commentary. A word list at the end explains words with a star by them. Jan 17, 2019 this article is adapted from esv expository commentary. The letter suggests that paul was in prison at the time of the writing. Philemon commentary john gills exposition of the bible.
Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. Pauls epistle to philemon is one of the few books in the nt whose authenticity has hardly ever been doubted. Summary of the book of philemon story of the bible. It takes up less space than the original fiftyvolume. At church a few weeks ago, my husband took note of how our pastor, nate shurden, thanked god for the book of philemon, calling it this postcard epistle in the corpus of the canon. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. The title of this letter is the name of the addressee, taken from verse 1. The persons written to are philemon and apphia, and with them archippus, and the church in philemon s house. Philemon, the master of onesimus, was the principal, to whom the letter is inscribed, the head of the family, in whom were the authority and power of taking in or shutting out, and whose property onesimus was. Expositors bible commentary philemon commentary alexander maclaren. The slave who ran away philemon pauls letter to philemon easyenglish bible a very precious letter philemon a commentary by keith neville and marion adams. The epistle of paul to philemon, known simply as philemon, is one of the books of the christian new testament.
The biblical story of philemon and onesimus tells its current hearers that our common. Especially for the commentary on ephesians and colossians, while the academic analysis is solid, it remains quite theological and thus isnt necessarily readily transferable to the pulpit on sunday. Its a little book that can get lost between the giants on either side, yet it has a powerful message. The author of the book of philemon was the apostle paul philemon 1.
The commentary on colossians and philemon by peter obrien number 44 in the word biblical commentary series is a worthy endeavor, suitable for the biblical scholar and the layperson alike. This summary of the book of philemon provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philemon. Read the book of philemon from the bible with full chapters, highlighted popular verses, and helpful bible commentary for studying scripture. Book of philemon matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Promises to repair any wrong he had done to his master, philemon 1. As philemon forgave onesimus on pauls request, it was as if he was giving a drink of cold water in the name of a disciple and he shall be rewarded for it matthew 10. Book of philemon overview insight for living ministries.
Paul does not identify himself as an apostle with authority, but as a prisoner of jesus christ, calling. David guzik commentary on pauls letter to philemon, which is a plea to his friend. Grace to you, and peace, from god our father and the lord jesus christ. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Pauls salutation to philemon, and the church at his house, philemon 1. The epistle is addressed to philemon, with the church in his house, and to sister apphia and archippus. The book of philemon is a prison epistle letter written while in prison, which paul wrote circa 61 a. Participants will be encouraged to apply gods word to their lives. Philemon, the recipient of this letter, was a prominent member of the church at colosse vv. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly bible studies to share with family and friends. The book of philemon was written in approximately a.
The bible often is read poorly in our church services. Also, through pauls words he will refocus the attention to christ and affirm the christian lifestyle. Wilson phd, university of aberdeen is lecturer in mission and new testament at edinburgh theological seminary and a minister of the free church of scotland. Unfortunately, in many churches public reading of the bible is little more than homiletical throat clearing before the sermon.
The epistle shows that he was a believing christian and an esteemed acquaintance of the apostle. The key personalities of philemon are paul, philemon, and onesimus. Faussett introduction the testimonies to its authenticity areorigen homily 19, on jeremiah, vol. Included are historical insights, word definitions, discussion questions, assignments and a leaders guide. Philemon 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written.
As a bible teacher and a preacher, i certainly found the book to contain many more pearls for teaching as opposed to preaching. Second principle the second principle is to identify the literary units. Its canonicity was widely recognized in the early church, particularly by ignatius, tertullian, origen, eusebius, marcion, and in the muratorian canon. It is a prison letter, coauthored by paul the apostle with timothy, to philemon, a leader in the colossian church. It was written to philemon as a plea to request forgiveness for his runaway servant onesimus, who was a new believer in jesus christ. Philemon 1, new international version niv the bible app. An introduction to the book of philemon an argument of the book of philemon a selected bibliography of colossians and philemon daniel b. Bible reading offers the widest scope for the enrichment of public worship, and it is a great pity.
While the social dimension of the gospel should not replace the call to a. Philemon 1 commentary william barclays daily study bible. He took the disciples with him and had discussion daily in the lecture hall of tyrannus. I beseech thee for my son onesimus, whom i have begotten in my. Urges motives to induce philemon to forgive him, philemon 1. Pauls friendship with philemon is shown by something significantly missing in his greeting.
Philemon 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely. You can find the best commentary on philemon for you using the tools on the right side. In verses 47, he commends philemon in a loving and gracious manner, describing how his own heart has come to have much joy and comfort in philemons love. Philemon king james version kjv 1 paul, a prisoner of jesus christ, and timothy our brother, unto philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer, 2 and to our beloved apphia, and archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house. The letter to philemon is a brilliant affirmation of christian ethics. The persons written to are philemon and apphia, and with them archippus, and the church in philemons house. A free bible version and commentary on pauls letter to philemon in easyenglish.
This article is also available and sold as a booklet. This study guide commentary is designed to help the student do that by. The new international biblical commentary is a conservative treatment of the scriptures. This is a book in applied christianity, a textbook of social service. There is little doubt that paul wrote this epistle, since he refers to himself at least three times in verses 1, 9 and 19. The letter to philemon is the shortest of all pauls writings and deals with the practice of slavery.
Philemon bible study lesson 1 historical backgrounds of philemon information useful to understand before a study of the letters contents slavery in the grecoroman world one of the most important things to understand about philemon is the background of slavery in the ancient world. To philemon our dear friend and fellow worker 2also to apphia our sister and archippus our fellow soldierand to the church that meets in your home. Bible verses commentary book of philemon scourby bible media 1 paul, a prisoner of jesus christ, and timothy our brother, unto philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer, bible verses commentary. Philemon kjv paul, a prisoner of jesus christ, and bible. It takes up less space than the original fiftyvolume set, and not everything in the original set is worth owning.
Wiersbe if you can locate the sixvolume edition of the expositors bible, buy it immediately. Paul says clearly that philemon is a good man and hears that from others. Especially for the commentary on ephesians and colossians, while the academic analysis is solid, it remains quite theological and thus isnt. He extols his faith, love, and christian charity, philemon 1. The letter was for him, his family, and the church. He goes on to appeal to him as a brother in christ vv. In the bible book that bears philemon s name, paul addressed his beloved brother as a fellow worker, a title given to those who served for a time alongside paul. In the bible book that bears philemons name, paul addressed his beloved brother as a fellow worker, a title given to those who served for a time alongside paul. The translated bible text has been through advanced checking. You can tell the paul and philemon are very close brother in christ because paul says here that he is praying for philemon always. Paul mentions his own name three times in this his shortest. Paul wrote to philemon, a christian brother living in colosse. The brevity of this epistle is the sole cause of its escaping.
Bible verses commentary book of philemon you bible app. Philemon 1 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Philemon bible study lesson 1 historical backgrounds of. The epistle to philemon chapter one objectives in studying philemon 1 to be impressed with the loving hospitality which characterized the christians in the early church 2 to learn lessons in the use of tact in dealing with others summary in this very short and personal epistle, paul addresses it to philemon, apphia, archippus and to the.
Study the bible online using commentary on philemon and more. Study philemon 1 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Commentary on the book of philemon christian ambassadors. It also seems probable that philemon was one of pauls converts from the time he spent in ephesus. This is the only place in the new testament where philemon is mentioned by name, but we do know that he was a beloved friend to paul.
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