Philemon - Concordia Commentary
Nordling, John In this brief epistle, Paul pleads for the reconciliation of the estranged Christians Onesimus and Philemon. In an original translation and commentary, Rev. Dr. John G. Nordling expounds Philemon in light of its theological purpose and its setting in the Greco-Roman world. It probes the specific circumstances under which Paul wrote the letter, how Philemon fit in with Paul's missionary travels, and who Philemon and Onesimus were within the Chr...