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Philemon commentary

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I had seen a discussion on which books do not appear in the lectionary and suggested Philemon. I am more familiar with the 1 year lectionary. Turns out, it appears once in year 'C' in the 3 year cycle. In fact, in 2 Sundays.
 
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I always enjoyed the letter to Philemon. It shows Paul’s character in ways the other letters don’t. It also forces us to look at Scripture in context. Slavery was not quite what we see it as today. In some places, it was a brutal degradation of humanity. In other places, it was just a little worse that modern employment. It also shows that Christians in every station of society are out brothers and sisters.
 
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I had seen a discussion on which books do not appear in the lectionary and suggested Philemon. I am more familiar with the 1 year lectionary. Turns out, it appears once in year 'C' in the 3 year cycle. In fact, in 2 Sundays.

Ah, yeah. I use the 1 year lectionary myself. :)
 
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I always enjoyed the letter to Philemon. It shows Paul’s character in ways the other letters don’t. It also forces us to look at Scripture in context. Slavery was not quite what we see it as today. In some places, it was a brutal degradation of humanity. In other places, it was just a little worse that modern employment. It also shows that Christians in every station of society are out brothers and sisters.

Good observations! This happens to be all things Krezmann commentates on as well. He even added an article on slavery after the commentary on Philemon:

 
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Good observations! This happens to be all things Krezmann commentates on as well. He even added an article on slavery after the commentary on Philemon:

It is a very nice article. I wish employers and governments would think that way more often. It also covers the argument that some have against the Bible.
 
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