the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon

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• Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon — noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping • Syn: ↑Epistle to Philemon, ↑Philemon • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle, ↑New Testament …   Useful english dictionary

• Paul, the Apostle, Saint — ▪ Christian Apostle Introduction original name  Saul of Tarsus  born 4 BCE?, Tarsus in Cilicia [now in Turkey] died 62–64, Rome [Italy]  one of the leaders of the first generation of Christians, often considered to be the second most important… …   Universalium

• Paul, the Apostle — A formidable theologian sometimes even regarded as the founder of Christianity inasmuch as it was Paul, apostle to the Gentiles, who laboured that the Church should be an authentically international and intellectually coherent community whose… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Philemon, The Letter of Paul to — ▪ epistle by Saint Paul also called  The Epistle Of Saint Paul The Apostle To Philemon,         brief New Testament letter written by Paul the Apostle to a wealthy Christian of Colossae, Asia Minor, on behalf of Onesimus, Philemon s former slave …   Universalium

• Philemon — noun 1. (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people s piety • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑countryman,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Epistle to Philemon — noun a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping • Syn: ↑Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon, ↑Philemon • Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle, ↑New Testament …   Useful english dictionary

• Epistle to the Ephesians —     Epistle to the Ephesians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians     This article will be treated under the following heads:     ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle;     ♦ II. Special Characteristics:     ♦ (1) Form:     (a)… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Colossians —     Epistle to the Colossians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians     One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Philemon — • A citizen of Colossae, to whom St. Paul addressed a private letter, unique in the New Testament, which bears his name. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Philemon     Philemon    …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Philippians —     Epistle to the Philippians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Philippians     I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER     (See also PHILIPPI).     The Philippians, who were much endeared to St. Paul (i, 3, 7; iv, 1) had …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia