@phdthesis{ byron_paul_1997,
  address = {United States -- Virginia},
  type = {{M.A.}},
  title = {Paul, Onesimus and the Epistle to Philemon: Is the Fugitive Slave Hypothesis Accurate?},
  copyright = {Copyright {UMI} - Dissertations Publishing 1997},
  shorttitle = {Paul, Onesimus and the epistle to Philemon},
  abstract = {The circumstances surrounding Paul's letter to Philemon are usually summarized thus: Onesimus, Philemon's unprofitable slave, pilfered from his master and absconded to Rome. Somehow Onesimus was introduced to the Apostle in prison, and converted to Christianity. Eventually, Onesimus returned with the letter asking Philemon to receive the fugitive as a beloved brother and forgive his past crimes. The problem with this interpretation, however, is that Paul does not explicitly call Onesimus a runaway. It also fails to explain how Onesimus encountered Paul in prison. ,  The following thesis will demonstrate that Onesimus was not a fugitive and that his meeting with Paul was by design. This is accomplished by: (1) examining Roman laws which would have governed the situation; (2) comparing Philemon with the structure of Greek letters of recommendation; and (3) exegeting the epistle in consideration of the two previous sections.},
  school = {Regent University},
  author = {Byron, John},
  year = {1997},
  note = {00000},
  keywords = {Philemon, Philosophy, religion and theology}
}

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