grace: PAUL’S REQUEST TO PHILEMON __________________ A Paper Presented to Prof. Charles Carpenter Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for ENG-2103 __________________ by Trace Aaron Thompson November 6‚ 2013 Contagious grace: paul’s request to philemon Slavery is spoken of all throughout the Holy Scriptures. One account is in the book of Philemon. In Philemon‚ Paul is writing to Philemon‚ a local slave owner‚ encouraging
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The most likely reason that Onesimus was in trouble with his master Philemon was that he had run away‚ perhaps even embezzling money in the process (Cho‚ 2014). Cho also states that he may have been threatened with punishment before this action‚ which precipitated his flight to talk with Paul (2014). Cho also points out that Roman law allowed for a third party to act as an intermediary to settle disputes between owners and slaves‚ which it does appear Paul does in this instance (2014). Harris
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The character of Philemon in the short story "The Suit" by Can Themba Philemon is dominated by a need to be in direct command of his own environment; in popular terms‚ he is a "control freak". He is unable to cope with any threat to his version of "the goodness of life." Tilly’s affair occurs outside Philemon’s self-imposed boundaries and he is not equipped to react to the crisis. Philemon removes chance from even the most commonplace activities. His shoes and socks are at hand to be picked up
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When writing a complaint letter‚ you want to keep it short and to the point to help ensure that your letter will be read in its entirety. If you write a seven page complaint letter‚ it’s highly unlikely that someone will sit down and read all seven pages. The complaint letter should be addressed to the customer service/consumer affairs department or the head office if there is no customer service department. The address and contact information of the customer service department should be available
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How to Write Complaint Letters Introduction Letters of complaint usually include the following stages: 1. Background 2. Problem - cause and effect 3. Solution 4. Warning (optional) 5. Closing 1. Background This section describes the situation; e.g. I am writing to inform you that the goods we ordered from your company have not been supplied correctly. I attended your exhibition Sound Systems 2014 at the Fortune Hotel (22-25 January) and found it informative and interesting. Unfortunately
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have made a name of themselves in academia and career counseling. We look forward to meet you in the annual general meeting. Once again‚ congratulations for the appointment. Yours truly‚ Carol Adams 2. Application letter Nancy Stalin 3001 Hennepin Avenue‚ Minneapolis‚
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Remittance Letter * Letter of remittance is basically a document that accompanies checks or drafts that are submitted for collection. * A remittance letter is primarily used when the bank does not possess an account at the receiving bank. * It has the identification of sender with name and mailing address of the debtor. In addition to sender’s contact information‚ it also mentions the reference of the name and address of the creditor. TIPS: * Format for a remittance letter is brief
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Thank You Letter to a Teacher or Coach--EXAMPLE Janice Jones Rural Route 67 Saugus‚ Ca 91611 September 9‚ 2010 Ms. Gloria Smithson Hudson’s Bay High School 1601 E Reserve Street Vancouver‚ WA 98663 Dear Ms. Smithson: We greatly appreciate the special attention you have given our son‚ Jason‚ this past semester. The effect you have had on him is tremendous! His grades‚ as well as his self-esteem‚ have shown great improvement! As you well know‚ Jason was having much difficulty
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Sai Vemulapalli 06/20/2013 Business Letter 405 University place‚ Syracuse‚ NY 13210 June 20‚ 2013 Ms. Colleen Kepler Dept. of L.L.L 340 H.B.C‚ Syracuse University‚ Syracuse‚ NY 13244 Dear Ms. Kepler: My name is Sai Vemulapalli‚ and I am an undergraduate‚ sophomore student at Syracuse University pursuing an Architecture major and a Psychology minor. I am an international student from India. I am writing to apply for the peer counseling job for the English 211 course. I am interested in the
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March 24‚ 2012 William M. Welch USA TODAY 7950 Jones Branch Drive McLean‚ VA 22108-0605 Dear Editor: Thank you for taking your time to read this letter. I have recently read your article November 30‚ 2006‚ “Some Say Cop Videos Misleading.” I totally agree with you that some cops are being aggressive‚ mistreating and physically abusive toward some people that are misbehaving or breaking the laws. As you can imagine most people grew up believing that cops are meant to capture the
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