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The Pastoral Epistles of Saint Paul
Talk by Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen), part 14, II Corinthians 3 & 4
July 25, 2023

Topics include: 
(1) On slavery in Rome, the context of Paul's letter to Philemon. 
(2) On the meaning of Monastic obedience, which is more than following commandments, but anticipating in love and respect what your Spiritual Father needs. 
(3) On the commonality of names between the Epistles to the Colossians and to Philemon.
(4) On the movie "Sound of Freedom", about child slavery in the modern world.