Edwin Abbott Abbott 
Onesimus 

First published in 1882, Edwin Abbott Abbott’s ‘Onesimus’ is an historical novel told from the point of view of first-century Christian Onesimus, a slave mentioned in the book of Philemon.

‘Onesimus’ is written with the prose of the
King James Bible translation of Acts of the Apostles and it recounts Onesimus’ entire life, his travels with St. Paul, and his relation to Philemon.