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100 1 _aAbbott, Edwin Abbott,
_d1838-1926
245 1 0 _aOnesimus: Memoirs of a Disciple of St. Paul
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onesimus:_Memoirs_of_a_Disciple_of_St._Paul
500 _aRelease date is 2017-02-22
508 _aProduced by Charlene Taylor, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Onesimus: Memoirs of a Disciple of St. Paul" by Edwin Abbott Abbott is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative is presented as the memoir of Onesimus, a young slave who finds himself entangled in the early Christian community and the teachings of St. Paul. The story explores themes of faith, freedom, and the transformation of one's beliefs against the backdrop of the ancient world, as Onesimus navigates the trials of his life as a slave and a believer. The opening of the narrative introduces Onesimus and his twin brother Chrestus as they are abandoned as infants and taken in by a kindly foster mother in Lystra. Their idyllic childhood is upended by tragedy when their patron dies, leaving them subject to a cruel new master, Nicander. The brothers are separated, and Onesimus is sold into slavery, leading to a profound exploration of identity and spirituality as he encounters the teachings of St. Paul. Throughout the beginning, Onesimus’s reflections on love, trust, and the nature of God set the stage for a deeper investigation of faith as he struggles to find his place in a world filled with uncertainty and despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBiographical fiction
653 _aChristian fiction
653 _aChristian saints -- Fiction
653 _aEphesus (Extinct city) -- Fiction
653 _aPaul, the Apostle, Saint -- Fiction
653 _aOnesimus, Saint, Bishop of Ephesus, approximately 33-approximately 110 -- Fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54223
999 _c95057
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