Basically, the letter of Philemon is the letter to single person named Philemon while Paul was in the prison; unlike other letters to the various churches. The letter specifically reveals event between Philemon and Onesimus; a runaway slave. Onesimus was one of slaves that Philemon has. According to Ehrman, Philemon was described as a wealthy… Continue reading →
The historical moment happens after the production of the Gospel. It is that the Johannine community was divided into two groups. Ehrman states that “the author of 1 John indicates that a faction from within the community has split off from the rest of the group and left in a huff. Johannine community seems to… Continue reading →
Matthew’s view towards Jesus is different than other disciples like Mark and Luke. Unlike Mark’s view, miracle-working, Matthew, or author of the Book of Matthew, describes Jesus as “teacher”. Possible idea is that because Matthew was tax-collector before he decided to follow Jesus as himself a disciple. He had the characteristic of Jesus as ‘official… Continue reading →
