WorksheetsPaul's Letter to Philemon
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Philemon is the shortest of the four Pauline letters addressed to individuals.
True
False
Philemon is first in the thirteen epistles attributed to Paul.
True
False
Although this is a private letter from Paul, who else is mentioned as sending this letter?
Titus
Barnabus
Timothy
Jesus
Who is receiving this letter ?
Philemon
Philemon, Apphia, Archippus
Philemon, Apphia, Archippus and "the church in your house."
When was the letter written?
around the same time as Galatians
around the same time as Philippians
around the same time as Romans
around the same time as Acts
Paul is in prison when he writes this letter.
True
False
Who was Philemon?
a slave
a Roman soldier
one of Paul's converts
Who was Onesimus?
a runaway slave
a slave owner
a Roman soldier
What is Paul's request in the letter?
Paul is asking Philemon to take Onesimus back into his household.
Paul is asking Onesimus to take Philemon back into his household.
Paul is asking the house church to do away with slavery.
Paul is asking Jesus to intervene.
Paul appeals to Philemon by commanding his to do the right thing and take Onesimus back into his household as a brother.
True
False
What does the name Onesimus mean?
brother
slave
honorable
useful
The Roman empire at the time was a slave economy.
True
False
The "house church" was the norm during Paul's time.
True
False
