{"product_id":"embassy-of-onesimus-paperback","title":"Embassy of Onesimus - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Dwight Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtually all modern commentaries on Philemon agree with the interpretation from late antiquity that the letter treats the case of Onesimus, a pilfering runaway slave, who Paul is attempting to rehabilitate in the eyes of Philemon, his rightfully angry master.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this commentary, however, Allen Callahan tells another story. His reading of the rhetorical situation and reconstruction of the historical context provides a new narrative for the letter. He interpretation for which he argues is that of several nineteenth-century American abolitionist interpreters. Here, then, is not the story of a runaway slave but a story of the estrangement of two Christina brothers, Onesimus and Philemon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Callahan proposes that his alternative reading of the letter \"offers a paradigm for Christian reconciliation that necessarily includes diplomacy, persuasion, forbearance, and reparations for injured parties. In other words, the letter speaks of the challenging implications of Christian love and the imperative of Christian justice. If there is an interpretation of great moment to be offered for this otherwise unremarkable piece of correspondence, then the treatment of these themes holds the promise of such an interpretation.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllen Dwight Callahan teaches New Testament at Harvard Divinity School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Dwight Callahan teaches New Testament at Harvard Divinity School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.46 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42114004713607,"sku":"9781563381478","price":64.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c20d0efcb26ec688a4b6e2007a5d1a8b.webp?v=1732494699","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/embassy-of-onesimus-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}