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Escape from Ephesus: A Novel of the First Century
Escape from Ephesus A Novel of the First Century
Author: Lance Webb
He was sold into slavery as a young man. But the canker of this evil festered within Onesimus until he could no longer contain its eruption. His desperate longing to be master of his own life overshadowed all other desires, and he compromised his honor by lying and stealing in order to risk the furtive freedom of a runaway slave. — Fearful, guilt...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780840757425
ISBN-10: 0840757425
Publication Date: 8/1991
Pages: 311
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Book Type: Paperback
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LadyKyria avatar reviewed Escape from Ephesus: A Novel of the First Century on + 45 more book reviews
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(Back cover) Onesimus, once the son of a prominent Roman official, is sold into slavery as a young man, yet he never forgets how it felt to be free.

Eventually, his longing to be master of his own life overshadows all other desires and Onesimus resorts to desperate measures to gain the furtive freedom of a runaway slave.

The struggles with right and wrong that Onesimus encounters and his overpowering quest for freedom at all costs will captivate and intrigue you.
Shellaree avatar reviewed Escape from Ephesus: A Novel of the First Century on + 271 more book reviews
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A story of 1st century Rome and the excitement of the early Christian network of believers is skillfully recreated in this intriguing novel based on the events described in Paul's epistle to Philemon. It is the story of Onesimus.
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