Shortest Pauline letter
The third and shortest of the "Pastoral Epistles"
Has characteristics of a final testament
Important issue: Paul's view on slavery
The most personal of the three Pastorals
The basic story of Onesimus and Philemon
Addressed to Titus in Crete
Very similar to 1 Timothy in its focus on sound doctrine and respectability
Only undisputed letter addressed to an individual
Important theme: koinonia and the social implications of the gospel
