The Letter to Philemon (NICNT)

“A lucid and illuminating verse-by-verse analysis of Pauls letter to Philemon. Scot McKnight soberly tackles the topics of Roman slavery, reconciliation, and Pauls vision for churches to be dominated not by power relationships but by sibling-like relationships rooted in the new creation. McKnight makes this small letter stand tall among the writings of the Pauline corpus. A sheer joy to read!”

“With thoughtful attention to the painful realities of Roman slavery, McKnight invites churches to approach this deeply disturbing letter as an invitation to become spaces of reconciliation, communities that subvert slavery by naming it, by fighting against it, and by embodying a new way of life.”

“Scot McKnight has given us a bold study of this controversial little letter. He stares unflinchingly into the realities of slavery. . . . Working from conservative positions on critical issues, McKnight sees the letter to Philemon as demanding that the church today work in society to bring reconciliation and liberation to a world in need of both.”