Philemon is one of Paul’s shortest letters, but it touches something heavy. What does Christian love look like when the law gives someone power over others? ....
Thessalonica was the capital of Macedonia and sat along the Via Egnatia, one of Rome’s major roads, making it a hub of travel and commerce. People, trade, soldiers, officials and ideas moved through the city at a constant pace. That ....
Unlike the church at Philippi, it does not seem as if Paul had visited the church before sending the letter to the Colossians. Paul was not writing like a founder guiding his flock from afar. The church at Colossae appears ....
Philippi was a place where status mattered. While many cities Paul visited were conquered cities living under Roman rule, Philippi was a Roman colony. A colony was seen as Rome away from Rome. Its law, customs, civic pride, military history, ....