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Was Onesimus a slave, servant or bondservant?

April 26, 2017onesimus servant slave

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Was Onesimus a slave, servant or bondservant?

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I believe Onesimus was not a slave, but a bondservant who left Philemon before Philemon believed Onesimus’ debt was paid or his freedom had been earned. You can read my reasons why in the file embedded from Scribd below, or in this pdf article.