Paul's letter to Philemon communicates the importance of confronting social norms.

In this course, Prof. N.T. Wright presents material from Paul's letter to help students comprehend how those who became followers of Jesus were expected to live. This way of life was in contrast to the normal Roman way of living in the first century A.D.

Course Outline

    1. Welcome to Paul's Letter to Philemon

    2. Introduction to the Course

    1. Framing Questions

    2. Reading of Philemon

    3. Paul's Letter to Philemon

    4. Lesson 1 Review

    5. Reflect

    1. Framing Questions

    2. Reading of the Letter of Pliny to Sabinianus

    3. Pliny's Letter to Sabinianus

    4. Lesson 2 Review

    5. Reflect

    1. Framing Questions

    2. Paul's Radical Alternative

    3. Lesson 3 Review

    4. Reflect

    1. Wrapping Up

About Paul's Letter to Philemon

  • Free
  • 0.5 hours of video content

Instructor(s)

N.T. Wright

Professor

Prof. N.T. (Tom) Wright is Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford University. He is one of the world’s leading Bible scholars, with expertise in Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity, the New Testament, and Biblical Studies. He is also Emeritus Professor at the University of St. Andrews and the former Bishop of Durham. He has published over 85 books and is co-founder of N.T. Wright Online.

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