Bethlehem Lutheran Church

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  • Onesimus: A Portrait (Philemon 1-21)

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    Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost + September 4, 2016 Text: Philemon 1-21   The story of Philemon and his slave, Onesimus is one of redemption.  Cultural background: slavery is integral to households in the Roman world.  Masters, even though they owned their household servants, were responsible for their wellbeing.  In turn, slaves served their masters in…