Philippians and Philemon: Prison Epistles, Part 2
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Lesson OneOverview of Philippians (Philippians 1–4)22 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Philippians 1–4
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In | Workbook: Joy in Philippians
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In | The Mind of Christ in Believers
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In | Workbook: A Christ Poem in Philippians
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In | Workbook: Two Sermons Around the Christ Poem
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In | Joy and Rejoicing
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In | Unity in the Midst of Turmoil
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In | Workbook: Piecing Together Paul’s Biography
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In | Workbook: Philippians and Isaiah
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Behind | Workbook: “ . . . a Hymn to Christ as to a god”
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Behind | Onsite: Philippi - First Converts in Europe
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Behind | Citizenship in Philippi
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Behind | Paul vs. the Stoics on Suffering
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Behind | Onsite: Paul's Religious Resume - View from a Philippian Latrine
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Behind | 360 View: Philippi - Public Latrine
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Behind | The Mystical Value of Suffering
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Behind | Onsite: Philippi - The Birth of the Christian Church in Europe
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In Front | The Source and Focus of Our Joy
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In Front | Lessons from the Persecuted Church
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoPhilippians: Suffering and Community (Philippians Review)22 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Philippians Review
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In | Workbook: A Pattern of Life and Death in Philippians
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In | Paul the Citizen and Prisoner
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In | Suffering and Heavenly Citizenship
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In | Workbook: Paul’s Prayer in Philippians and Colossians
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In | Partners in the Gospel
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In | Workbook: Paul Teaching by Example
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In | Paul Teaching by Example
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Behind | Friendship, Patronage, Reciprocity
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Behind | Teaching by Example in the Ancient World
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Behind | Feigned Perplexity in Philippians
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Behind | Roman Citizenship and Jail
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Behind | Onsite: Citizen and Prisoner
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Behind | 360 View: Philippi - Prison of Paul
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In Front | Workbook: Relationships and Recommendations
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In Front | Letters from Jail
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In Front | Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In Front | Workbook: Martin Luther King, Jr.
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In Front | A Focus on Suffering and Death
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Philippians
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeOverview of Philemon22 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Philemon
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In | Workbook: Themes in Philemon
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In | Introductory Prayer
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In | Prayer and Thanksgiving
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In | Paul's Appeal
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In | Aspects of Reconciliation in Philemon
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In | Workbook: Aspects of Reconciliation in Philemon
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In | Workbook: Colossians and Philemon
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Behind | Onsite: Philemon and Onesimus
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Behind | Advocacy, Mediation, Commendation
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Behind | Workbook: A Letter of Benefaction, Part 1
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Behind | Workbook: A Letter of Benefaction, Part 2
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Behind | Workbook: A Letter of Benefaction, Part 3
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Behind | Workbook: A Letter of Benefaction, Part 4
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Behind | Onsite: Paul's Prison Letters - View from St. Paul's
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In Front | Getting Personal in Ministry
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In Front | Paul Sends Onesimus as a Test
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In Front | Family Ethic and Ideal Society
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In Front | Workbook: Ask Only What You Pray For
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In Front | Workbook: An Agent of Reconciliation
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourPaul and Slavery (Philemon, Romans 6 Review)17 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Review Philemon, Romans 6
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In | Workbook: Slavery as a Metaphor in Paul
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In | Slaves of Christ
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In | Submission and Kindness
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In | Slavery and "Freedom"
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In | The Word “Slave” in the OT
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Behind | Slavery in the Roman Empire
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Behind | Workbook: Slavery in Rome
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Behind | Slavery in the NT Church
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In Front | How Does Paul Respond to Slavery?
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In Front | Use and Misuse of Slavery Texts
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In Front | Prohibitions and Protections in the Old Testament
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In Front | Eved in Translation, Part 2
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In Front | The Gospel as a Liberating Force
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In Front | Workbook: Guiding Questions - Philemon
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveSocial Impact9 Activities|4 Assessments
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Getting Started
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In Front | Workbook: A Social Cause
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In Front | The Social Impact of the Bible
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In Front | American Civil Rights and the Bible
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In Front | Imperialism and the Bible
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In Front | The Bible and the Environment
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In Front | Personal Relationships and Big Ideas
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In Front | Workbook: Reflection
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
In Front | Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read the selection from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” and prepare to respond to the question below.
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]”
16 April 1963
My Dear Fellow Clergymen:
While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement calling my present activities “unwise and untimely.” Seldom do I pause to answer criticism of my work and ideas. If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.
I think I should indicate why I am here in Birmingham, since you have been influenced by the view which argues against “outsiders coming in.” I have the honor of serving as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia . . .
But more basically, I am in Birmingham because injustice is here. Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their “thus saith the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid.
Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. I cannot sit idly by in Atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in Birmingham. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.
Letter quoted from: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.].” Accessed May 26, 2018. http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html.