Sanctuary
________- Runaway slave can find a mediator to protect him from his master.
Onesimus
________- Slave to Philemon, now a runaway.
Slavery
________- based on circumstances leading up to ________ NOT race (being conquered in war, born of a slave, an unwanted infant, or a debt)
Art of Persuasion
________- he is a Christian (a brother), Pauls authority, etc.
Mosaic Law
________- allowed for slavery, as long as they werent Jews, but should be released once debt was paid.
Roman Law
________- slaves could be kept for life, unless a woman bore her master 4 children or a man turned 30 (in some parts)
Prison Epistle
________- couldve been written in Rome, Caesarea, or Ephesus prison.
Slavery
based on circumstances leading up to slavery NOT race (being conquered in war, born of a slave, an unwanted infant, or a debt)
Mosaic Law
allowed for slavery, as long as they werent Jews, but should be released once debt was paid
Roman Law
slaves could be kept for life, unless a woman bore her master 4 children or a man turned 30 (in some parts)
Degrees of Slavery
Some slaves lived better lives than others (Household slave > Colosseum slave)
Slavery in Church History
Christians and Bishops owned slaves, still Christianity was still a "slaves religion"
Onesimus
Slave to Philemon, now a runaway
Roman Law
Paul had to return Onesimus to his master
Sanctuary
Runaway slave can find a mediator to protect him from his master
Colossae
met with Paul there
Art of Persuasion
he is a Christian (a brother), Pauls authority, etc
Purpose
receive Onesimus back and reconcile (and preferably set him free)
Prison Epistle
couldve been written in Rome, Caesarea, or Ephesus prison
Uncomfortable Reality
People can misuse the BIble