What is going on in Philemon? Did he (Philemon) really “own” a person? Was slavery permitted in early Christianity? How were the seeds of the liberation of slaves planted in the text of the New Testament? Why did the King James Translators write “servant” when the word “slave” was in the text? How can we apply this text? How do the lessons in Philemon apply to obedience and freedom? All this (and more!) are covered in the next 19 minutes.

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Here you can read all about the divergent Old Testament slave laws.

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