Annotated Bibliography For Exegesis Paper Megan Kolling Bieberstein, Sabine, and Brian McNeil.

"Disrupting the normal reality of slavery: a feminist reading of the Letter to Philemon." Journal For The Study Of The New Testament no. 79 (September 1, 2000): 105-116. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article touches on Christian guilt. The article explains four principles that guide the feminist approach to Philemon. First we must not suppress the history of guilt linked to Philemon. Second is to make a distinction between Wirkungsgeschichte and the context of classic slavery. Third is the change of perspective. And fourth is the feminist analysis of Philemon. This article is relevant to my research because it offers a different viewpoint into understanding Philemon. De Vos, Craig Steven. "Once a slave, always a slave? slavery, manumission and relational patterns in Paul's letter to Philemon." Journal For The Study Of The New Testament no. 82 (June 1, 2001): 89-105. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article explains the Greco-Roman world and its collectivist authoritarian society. The article goes on to explain Pauls intention in Philemon was not to have Philemon manumit Onesimus but to bring change in their relationship. The article continues to explain that Paul was asking for something more radical than manumission. This article is relevant to my research because it explains in depth what Paul is asking of Philemon instead of the common interpretation. Dunham, Robert E. "Philemon 1:1-25." Interpretation: A Journal Of Bible & Theology 52, no. 2 (April 1998): 191. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article takes a look at interpretive issues of Philemon. The article goes about explaining Philemons word plays and puns. This article also examines the relationship between Onesimus and Philemon. This article is relevant to my research because it is important to understand the relationship between Onesimus and Philemon. This article also brings up the many unanswered questions in the letter to Philemon and helps me think of different ways I can approach my research. Kea, Perry V. "Paul's Letter To Philemon : A Short Analysis of its Values." Perspectives In Religious Studies 23, no. 2 (June 1, 1996): 223-232. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article exposes the cultural values presented in Philemon. This article helps explain two things; the recent scholarship of Philemon to be able to determine historical circumstances in Philemon and the cultural rhetoric of Philemon. This article is relevant to my research because it helps explain Pauls rhetoric compared to the Greco-Roman culture. This is important because the Greco-Roman culture is important to understand to be able to connect with what Paul is trying to say in Philemon. Marchal, Joseph A. "The Usefulness of an Onesimus: The Sexual Use of Slaves and Paul's Letter to Philemon." Journal Of Biblical Literature 130, no. 4 (Winter2011 2011): 749. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article explains that the use of slaves was both ubiquitous and unexceptional for the centuries before and after the Pauline letters. This article further explains the use of slaves in

Annotated Bibliography For Exegesis Paper Megan Kolling Pauls time. Then the article continues with the use of Onesimus. This article is relevant to my research because it is important to understand the cultural context of slavery during Pauls time to understand what he truly is writing about. Mitchell, Margaret M. "John Chrysostom on Philemon: A second look." Harvard Theological Review 88, no. 1 (January 1995): 135. MasterFILE Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article looks at Callahans argument that Onesimus was not a slave but Philemons brother and the letter is used to bring reconciliation between Onesimus and Philemon. This is relevant to my research because it offers an interesting viewpoint to my paper. This could be used in dialogue with other arguments of interpretation of Philemon. This article shows different ways that Philemon could be interpreted. Nordling, John G. "Onesimus fugitivus : a defense of the runaway slave hypothesis in Philemon." Journal For The Study Of The New Testament no. 41 (February 1, 1991): 97-119. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article touches on extra-biblical texts that mention runaway slaves, passages in Philemon that support the hypothesis explained in this article, which is the runawa y slave hypothesis, and the runaway slave problem because of the Roman law. This article is relevant to my research because it explains a new hypothesis of Philemon and it could create interesting dialogue in my paper. It also shows different biblical texts that mention runaway slaves so that could create dialogue between different texts. Nordling, John G. "The Gospel in Philemon." Concordia Theological Quarterly 71, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 71-83. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article deals with the readers expectations that Philemon, Pauls shortest letter, is simplistic. This article shows that Philemon is actually a complex letter. This article elaborates on Pauls promise to make amends, the embodiment of Christ in Philemon, the triangularity in Philemon, and restored relationships in Philemon. This article is relevant to my research because it describes Paul at his theological best and it explains important points that need to be made to understand Philemon as a complex text. Still, Todd D. "Philemon among the letters of Paul: theological and canonical considerations." Restoration Quarterly 47, no. 3 (January 1, 2005): 133-142. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013). This article deals with the close study of Philemon. In this article it is made clear that Pauls main focus is not on slavery but on the gospel and how it can bring about reconciliation. This article continues on to expand on theological contents of Philemon and Philemons canonical concerns. This article is relevant to my research because it shows different complexities of Philemon with commentary by scholars. Winter, Sara C. "Methodological observations on a new interpretation of Paul's Letter to Philemon." Union Seminary Quarterly Review 39, no. 3 (January 1, 1984): 203-212. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials, EBSCOhost (accessed October 27, 2013).

Annotated Bibliography For Exegesis Paper Megan Kolling This article touches on different scholars observations on the interpretation of Philemon. In this article several points are raised by a new interpretation of Philemon. These points help explain, The persistence of the runaway slave interpretation, and the questions raised by this interpretation, inspired some of the observations. This article is relevant to my research because it explains the widely excepted interpretation of Philemon and why scholars have other ideas on how Philemon could be interpreted.