What was it like for a small house church to gather in someone's home during the First Century? Who was Onesimus as a person living enslaved in Philemon's house? Why does this short letter speak volumes to our modern church communities? We are fortunate to have Dr. Lewis Brogdon lead us through the challenging history of interpretation of this letter and to suggest why it can be a beautiful push to our modern communities.
Dr. Brogdon is executive director of the Institute for Black Church Studies and the Associate Professor of Preaching and of Black Church Studies at Baptist Seminary of Kentucky. See his faculty page HERE.
Explore Dr. Brogdon's new Book The Bible in the Ashes of Social Chaos.
Read his study on Philemon in A Companion to Philemon.
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