A Week in the Life of a Slave

Paul's epistle to Philemon is one of the shortest books in the entire Bible, and it certainly leaves plenty to the imagination. From the pen of an accomplished New Testament scholar, this vivid historical fiction account follows the slave Onesimus, fleshing out the lived context of first-century Ephesus and providing a social and theological critique of slavery in the Roman Empire.

About the author

John Byron (PhD, University of Durham) is professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. He is the author of several books, including Slavery Metaphors in Early Judaism and Pauline Christianity and RecentResearch on Paul and Slavery.

Product details

• Authors: John Byron
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 31.12.2019
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Fiction > Narrative literature; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works
• EAN: 9780830824830
• ISBN: 978-0-8308-2483-0
• Pages: 168
• Dimensions (packing): 14 x 21 x 0.9 cm
• Weight (packing): 214 g
• Series: Week in the Life; A Week in the Life Series