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Philemon (/ f ɪ ˈ l iː m ən, f aɪ-/; Ancient Greek: Φιλήμων; Philḗmōn) was an early Christian in Asia Minor who was the recipient of a private letter from Paul of Tarsus which forms part of the Christian New Testament.
The Epistle to Philemon [a] is one of the books of the Christian New Testament. It is a prison letter, authored by Paul the Apostle ...
Philemon (and occasionally Baucis) is a central protagonist in Carl Jung's revelatory text, the Red Book. Referenced by Ezra Pound in the poem "The Tree" and in "Canto XC". The Overstory by Richard Powers makes several references to the story and to the idea of gods' traveling incognito.
During the persecution, Philemon dons the deacon's clothes so that, disguised as Apollonius, he could offer the required sacrifice to Jupiter in his stead, and the deacon avoid imprisonment and death. However, just before performing the public sacrifice, Philemon was recognized and declared himself a Christian, and refused to make the sacrifice.
Philemon (Ancient Greek: Φιλήμων; c. 362 BC – c. 262 BC) was an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy.He was born either at Soli in Cilicia or at Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC, when he is known to have been producing plays.
Colossians is often categorized as one of the "prison epistles", along with Ephesians, Philippians, and Philemon. Colossians has some close parallels with the letter to Philemon: names of some of the same people (e.g., Timothy , Aristarchus , Archippus , Mark , Epaphras , Luke , Onesimus , and Demas ) appear in both epistles, and both are ...
Philemon, a wise spirit guide in The Red Book, by Carl Jung; Philemon Foundation, a non-profit organization for publication of the complete works of Carl Gustav Jung; Philemon Ministries, a Kenyan prison ministry charity founded by Kelvin Mwikya; Philemon, a genus of birds in the family Meliphagidae
Philemon is a given name. In the Bible, the Epistle to Philemon is addressed to Saint Philemon. Others so named include: Philemon (poet) (ca. 362 BC–ca. 262 BC), Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy; Philemon the actor (died 305), a saint who was converted by Saint Appolonius; they were martyred together