Following his graduation from high school in Greece, Philemon, a native Greek, attended the International Bible Training Institute in England. He holds a diploma in biblical studies, a B.A. and M.A. degree in applied linguistics from the University of California, and a Ph.D. in religious education from the International Seminary in Florida. Retired, he develops New Testament Greek instructional material, is an adjunct professor of English at Northwest University, and serves as a Greek proctor for Bible Mesh. During his career as an educator and public school administrator, he taught Modern Greek at California State University and Adult Education in California; New Testament Greek at the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (Gateway Seminary); and New Testament Greek, NT Greek Word Studies, and Christology at Capital Bible College, Sacramento (Northwest University). Philemon has also been the recipient of several academic and administrative citations; and he has been involved in various church ministries for many years, including preaching, teaching, and serving on various church boards and committees.