Prisoner # 3

Published: Nov. 26, 2014, 1:01 a.m.

b'Paul sent the runaway slave Onesimus back to Philemon from Rome with a letter to Philemon.\\xa0 Paul makes his appeal to Philemon to\\xa0forgive\\xa0Onesimus on the basis\\xa0of Paul\\u2019s love for Onesimus and Philemon\\u2019s love for Paul.\\xa0Paul does not pull rank but makes an appeal based on his status as a troubadour for the cause of Christ.'