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