randed on his forehead with "CF" for Cave Furem which means
"Beware of Thief." He could also be put to death.(Wight, p.292) The Apostles did not
do much to overcome slavery. They just kept preaching Biblical principals. "Paul's letter
to Philemon has, no doubt, done more to overcome slavery than any other document ever
written."(Wight, p.293) Roman law also stated that "whoever gave hospitality to a
runaway slave was liable to the slave's master for the value of each day's work
lost."(Tenney, p.753) That could be a reason why Paul said he would repay Philemon's
The book of Philemon was actually written on behalf of another person. Paul wrote
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