Talk:Epistle to Philemon

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I've re-written this. I didn't think an entry based on a 1890's encylopedia really did it justice. I notice some of the other New Testament entries have a simmilar problem. --Doc Glasgow 18:46, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Is it possible to clarify the phrasing?[edit]

"There is no way of knowing what happened to Onesimus after the letter. Ignatius of Antioch mentions an Onesimus as Bishop of Ephesus in the early second century; as Onesimus was not an uncommon slave name, some commentators have suggested a connection between the slave mentioned by Paul and this Bishop of Ephesus."

Is the import here meant to be that there is a likely connection because the name is not common (or in other words "is uncommon" rather than "was not an uncommon" name for a slave)? Or are we to understand that only _some_ commentators have suggested this connection, and there is no accepted consensus on this point, because the name is so common, and thus the matter far from conclusive? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. (talk) 14:15, 9 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apostolic authority[edit]

I'm wondering about the sentence, in the lede, which states in part; "Paul does not identify himself as an apostle with authority..." I'm looking at Philemon 1:8 where Paul says he could command Philemon to do what he requires but chooses not to. This seems similar to 1 Thessalonians 2:6 where his apostleship is made clearer. Philemon 1:14 suggests Paul could compel him. I wonder if we should tweak that statement a bit while still maintaining the emphasis on the brotherly relationship. Just a thought. JodyB_talk 14:59, 12 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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