Jensens survey of the old testament adam 550
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with Philemon. Hence the apostle’s tender
and moving intercessory letter to his close
friend Philemon on behalf of Onesimus.
The bearers of the letter were Onesimus
and Tychicus, who also delivered Paul’s
letters to the Ephesian and Colossian
churches. (Cf. Col. 4:7-9.)
C. PLACE AND DATE OF WRITING
Paul wrote to Philemon from prison in
Rome, around A.D. 61. That was about the
same time he wrote the other three prison
epistles, namely Colossians, Ephesians, and
Philippians. (See Chart 1, p. 20.)
XXVII. SURVEY OF PHILEMON
A. READINGS
1. First mark paragraph divisions in your
Bible, beginning at the following verses: 1,
4, 8, 12, 17, 22.
2. Read the letter a few times, paragraph
by paragraph. Identify the introduction and
conclusion.
3. Where in the letter does Paul rst make
his request? What does he write about in
verses 4-7?
4. Identify the main point of each
paragraph, and construct an outline of the
letter from this.
B. SURVEY CHART
1. Study the survey, Chart 102. Note
among other things the orderly progression
of thought, as shown by the two outlines:
object of the appeal — the appeal — source of
the appeal; praise of Philemon — plea for
Onesimus — promise of Paul.
2. Study the entries made in the bottom
areas of the chart. Locate the phrases in the
Bible text that are the bases for the entries.
3. What title is assigned to the letter?
XXVIII. PROMINENT SUBJECTS OF PHILEMON
A. PLEA FOR FORGIVENESS
The whole epistle is one Christian’s plea to
another to forgive and restore a third
person. In what di erent ways does Paul
make His appeal to Philemon?
B. SUBSTITUTIONARY ATONEMENT
(ILLUSTRATION)
Read verses 17-21 and apply the following
phrases, by way of illustration, to the
substitutionary work of Christ for the sinner:
“accept him as you would me” verse 17
“charge that to my account”
verse 18
“I will repay it”
verse 19
“you owe to me”
verse 19
Read the entire epistle and look for other
words and phrases similar to those cited
above.
XXIX. THEME, KEY WORDS AND VERSES FOR
PHILEMON
What key words and verses did you
observe in your survey study? Compare
those with the ones shown on Chart 102.
What is the theme of Philemon, in your
own words?
