“Onesimus is a grand picture of historical fiction at its best.”
— Jeffrey S. Crawford
President, Cross Theological Seminary;author of The Journal of Meshach and The Phineas Crook Thriller Series
COMING MARCH 2, 2027
A boy born in 38 AD in a small city in Asia Minor leads an ordinary first-century life for his first eight years. Then everything changes. He and his two sisters are sold into slavery.
The boy, who becomes known as Onesimus, goes on an unlikely journey that takes him from Thyatira to Ephesus, from Ephesus to Colossae, from Colossae to Rome, and from Rome back to Colossae.
In his search for freedom, Onesimus flees from his earthly master only to fall deeper into spiritual bondage. Then, when he is rescued by the hand of God, Onesimus faces a choice that puts his life at risk and his newfound faith to the test.
Based on the Apostle Paul’s letter to Philemon, this short novel offers a fictional account of Onesimus’s life, while providing the historical context that’s sure to deepen your understanding of the Biblical account.