Philemon is counted among the seven letters ascribed to Paul himself by most scholars. It’s Paul’s shortest letter, just 335 words. Its subject is Onesimus, a runaway slave belonging to Philemon. The letter is also addressed to Apphia—perhaps Philemon’s wife—and Archip'pus. Paul describes him as a “fellow soldier”—maybe one of the pastoral leaders of the church gathered in Philemon’s house.[1]
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