Download or read book Onesimus The Prince And The Slave written by Mark Potter and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Onesimus, born a prince of the Getae, a tribe south of the Carpathian Mountains, spent his childhood running through the forest until one day his village was raided by Roman slavers. He was captured and carried away, watching children from his tribe die by the hands of his captors. He was sold in a port on the Black Sea and then again in Byzantium. There he discovered he could memorize anything he read, but he was not there long enough to develop his skills. He was sold again, this time to a slave dealer in Ephesus. There he was bought by one of the wealthiest families in the Roman province of Asia as a companion for Philemon, the family's only son. His talents for memorization are discovered and encouraged, but also the state of his bondage becomes a firm reality. His young master, Philemon, becomes a Christian, a disciple of Paul, yet neglects to include his slave in this new life-changing religion. Onesimus has become a tool, a library, since he has memorized every book in every library in Ephesus. His neglect causes Onesimus to long for freedom, and one day, he escapes, carrying a bag of gold and precious manuscripts from his master's library. He hopes to live off the stolen money until he can as a scribe or teacher, but lacking the knowledge to live as a free man in the Roman Empire, he is robbed, beaten, and abused. After many months, ragged and starving, he arrives in Rome. By accident, or maybe the hand of God, he encounters Paul, awaiting trial before the Emperor Nero. Paul takes him under his wing and teaches him the true meaning of freedom as a follower of Christ. Paul's Letter to Philemon is one of the shortest books of the Bible, but it is deep in its teachings of redemption and restoration, as Paul asks Philemon to restore his slave who has become his brother in Christ. In this short novel about Onesimus, you will learn what Paul meant when he said, "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free."
Download or read book The First Christian Slave written by Mary Ann Beavis and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-01-06 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slave Onesimus is the central figure in the letter to Philemon, but he remains silent throughout the discourse. Studies of the letter focus on whether or not Onesimus was a fugitive slave, and on the question of Paul’s intentions for him: did he want Philemon to accept him back as a brother in faith; did he expect Philemon to return Onesimus to him for his own use; or was Paul hinting that Philemon should manumit Onesimus? This study centers on Onesimus as an intentional convert; the first Christian slave whose name we know. Using research about early Christian slavery, slavery in the Roman world, and comparative evidence from African-American slave narratives, this study starts from the assumption that Onesimus had his own motives and aspirations in pursuing his association with Paul, and reconstructs his voice using hints within and outside the text that suggest his agency and subjectivity.
Download or read book Narrative of Five Years Expedition Against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam written by John Gabriel Stedman and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Gabriel Stedman’s Narrative of Five Years Expedition was first published in 1796—a bowdlerized edition “full of lies and nonsense”—Stedman claimed to have burned two thousand copies. It nevertheless became an immediate popular success. A first-hand account of an eighteenth-century slave society, including graphic accounts of the worlds of both masters and slaves, it also contained vivid descriptions of exotic plants and animals, of military campaigns, and of romantic adventures. Illustrated by William Blake, Francesco Bartolozzi, and others, Stedman’s work was quickly translated into a half-dozen languages and was eventually published in over twenty-five different editions. The Prices’ acclaimed critical edition is based on Stedman’s original, handwritten manuscript, which offers a portrait at considerable variance with the 1796 classic. The unexpurgated text, presented here with extensive notes and commentary, constitutes one of the richest and most evocative accounts ever written of a flourishing slave society. The Prices restore early omissions involving Stedman’s horror at the Dutch planters’ use of casual torture to discipline their slaves; his love and admiration for Joanna, his mulatto mistress; his strong belief in racial equality; and his outrage that “in 20 Years two millions of People are murdered to Provide us with Coffee & Sugar.” Freed from its original publisher’s censorship, Stedman’s Narrative stands as one of the strongest indictments ever to appear against New World slavery.
Download or read book Twelve Unlikely Heroes written by John MacArthur and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the lives of biblical heroes, including Enoch, Joseph, Esther, and Jonah.
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Download or read book Erasmus The Education of a Christian Prince with the Panegyric for Archduke Philip of Austria written by Desiderius Erasmus and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Education of a Christian Prince is a new student edition of Erasmus's crucial treatise on political theory. It contains a new, excerpted translation from his Panegyric, making it possible for the first time to compare two works which Erasmus himself regarded as closely related. The Education of a Christian Prince was published in 1516 and dedicated to Prince Charles, the future Emperor Charles V, and is one of the most influential books of the 'advice-to-princes' published in the Renaissance era. It is a strongly pacifist work in which Erasmus sought to ensure that the prince governed justly and benevolently. The importance of Erasmus's work lies in his emphasis on virtuous conduct as the backbone of the polity, an argument which has influenced political writing up to the present time. This edition also includes an original introduction, a chronology of the life and work of Erasmus, and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
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Download or read book Slavery and the Constitution written by William I. Bowditch and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Slavery and the Constitution" by William I. Bowditch. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
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