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Paul and Philemon

Published on May 18, 2015 Author jbain2@uoregon.edu

Philemon is a very short letter written by Paul while he was in prison. He met a slave there named Onesimus, who is the subject of the letter. Paul is asking Philemon to accept Onesimus back and forgive any wrongdoings the slave may have committed. The two obviously had a pretty close relationship, in fact… Continue reading Paul and Philemon →

Johannine Letters

Published on April 30, 2015 Author jbain2@uoregon.eduLeave a comment

The main crisis that affected the John group was the question of whether or not Jesus was human. John’s group believed that he was, and they thought it offensive that other’s believed that he wasn’t. This was mainly because it would mean he didn’t actually die on the cross (because if Jesus was divine, he… Continue reading Johannine Letters →