Considering the cultural and political context of the Roman Empire, what is the significance of Paul's request in Philemon for Onesimus, a runaway slave, to be received back not as a slave but as a brother in Christ (Philemon 1:16), and how does this challenge the social hierarchy of the time?

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Considering the cultural and political context of the Roman Empire, what is the significance of Paul's request in Philemon for Onesimus, a runaway slave, to be received back not as a slave but as a brother in Christ (Philemon 1:16), and how does this challenge the social hierarchy of the time?

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