Onesimus
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Onesimus was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon.
Decorated initial with Paul, Onesimus (delivering letter) and Philemon
Saint Onesimus
Painting depicting death of Onesimus, from the Menologion of Basil II (c. 1000 AD)
Epistle to Philemon
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The Epistle to Philemon is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is a prison letter, authored by Paul the Apostle, to Philemon, a leader in the Colossian church. Paul does
Onesimus
…Onēsimos, meaning "useful") was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon. He may also be the same Onesimus mentioned by Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 107) as bishop in Ephesus. Eastern Orthodox tradition also list an Onesimus…
Philemon 13–15 on Papyrus 87 (recto; c. AD 250)
Beginning of Philemon in the Rochester Bible (12th century), starting with PAVLVS VINCTVS IHV XPI, "Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ…"
Ann Arbor, University of Michigan P.Mich.inv. 6238 fol. 142r 2 Corinthians 11,33 12,9