Philemon

At a Glance

Treatise

Genre:

(5/5) *****

Reliability of Dating:

(1/5) *

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Estimated Range of Dating: 50-60 A.D.

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Resources

e-Catena: References to the New Testament in the Church Fathers
Patristic References to Philemon
Edgar Goodspeed: The Letter to Philemon
Catholic Encyclopedia: Philemon

Offsite Links

Perseus NT (English/Greek/Latin)
A Very Precious Letter: An EasyEnglish Commentary
NAB Introduction
Daniel Wallace's Introduction
The Epistle to Philemon by Van Manen
IVP Commentary

Books

Murray J. Harris, Colossians & Philemon (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. 1991)
W. H. Griffith Thomas, Studies in Colossians and Philemon (Kregel Publications 1986)
Burton L. Mack, Who Wrote the New Testament? : The Making of the Christian Myth (San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins, 1996), pp. 143-144.
Raymond Edward Brown, An Introduction to the New Testament (New York: Doubleday, 1997), pp. 502-510.
Udo Schnelle, translated by M. Eugene Boring, The History and Theology of the New Testament Writings (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998), pp. 143-150.

Information on Philemon

Philemon is generally accepted to be an authentic letter of Paul. The grounds for acceptance are simple; the letter is a short, mundane, and presents no difficulties for Pauline authorship in style or thought.

Some Contemporary Texts

Galatians (50-60 A.D.)
1 Corinthians (50-60 A.D.)
2 Corinthians (50-60 A.D.)
Romans (50-60 A.D.)
Philemon (50-60 A.D.)
Colossians (50-80 A.D.)
Signs Gospel (50-90 A.D.)
Book of Hebrews (50-95 A.D.)
Didache (50-120 A.D.)

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