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Ten Things You Should Know about Slavery in the Bible

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  • Sam Storms

Does the Bible promote slavery? Why is it that we do not read of the condemnation of slavery in the Bible? This article engages with these questions by pointing to ten things you need to know about slavery in the Bible.

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Accepting the Literal Meaning of Scripture, But What about Its Cultural Context?

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  • Pieter K. A. De Boer

What is the role of the cultural context in interpreting Scripture? This article examines the question of slavery, polygamy, submission of women, and long hair in light of the literal meaning of Scripture and its cultural context.

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Bound But Unchained

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  • Peter Barnes

There a huge difference between biblical slavery and slavery as it was practiced in the Western world. What is that difference? This article answers that question.

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Three Lessons from John L. Girardeau for Crossing Divides

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  • Matthew D. Adams

Slavery may be an issue of the past, but racism is still an issue. How can the church address the issue of racism? Looking at the life of John L. Girardeau, this article considers the role of family life, preaching, and sacrificing in the discussion.

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Slavery and the Old Testament Law

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  • Andrew Schmidt

This article discusses slavery in the Old Testament and explains how Israelite and non-Israelite slaves were to be treated.

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The Limits of a Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic – A Focused Response to T. R. Schreiner

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  • Wiliam J. Webb

This article considers some criticisms against the redemptive-movement hermeneutic. Should the redemptive intention in the Bible be taken beyond certain time-locked limits of the New Testament? Is it possible to take the redemptive intention of the New Testament beyond the Bible? What are the limits placed on our interpretation and application when we acknowledge the revelation in Jesus Christ as God's final revelation? The author responds to specific criticisms of Thomas Schreiner.

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A Redemptive-Movement Hermeneutic: Encouraging Dialogue among Four Evangelical Views

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  • Wiliam J. Webb

Webb proposes what he calls a redemptive-movement hermeneutic approach to understanding and applying Scripture. He first illustrates a redemptive-movement hermeneutic by reading biblical texts on slavery. Next, he addresses possible misunderstandings and misconceptions. In the third part of the article, Webb surveys four typical responses to his proposed hermeneutic, and responds to these views.

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Slaves of God

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  • Edwin M. Yamauchi

According to Leviticus 25:39-43, the people of Israel are slaves of Yahweh. The author explores the function of this "slave of God" motif in the ancient Near East, and slavery in antiquity.

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Christianity and the Slavery Question

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  • Arthur Rupprecht

The paper argues that the silence of the New Testament on the slavery question can be understood by noting the essentially worthwhile character of slavery during this period. Modern thinking about slavery has too often been influenced by superimposing the viciousness, perpetual bondage, and race hatred of slavery in past centuries on conditions in the Roman world.

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Zachary Macaulay - Crumbling Foundations

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  • Faith Cook

This book is a biography of Zachary Macaulay, with a focus toward Macaulay's contribution to the abolition of slavery and the slave trade. This chapter gives a description of Macaulay's early life.

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Race and the American Church: Lynching, Violence & White Supremacy

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  • Otis W. Pickett

This article is the second half of a discussion on the American history of slavery and racism between 1877 and 1945.

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Race and the American Church: Sin, Slavery, Silence and 'Separate But Equal'

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  • Otis W. Pickett

This article discusses the American history of slavery and racism between 1877 and 1945.

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Race and the American Church

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  • Otis W. Pickett

This is an article on the American history of slavery and racism between 1620 and 1860. The author argues that race is a social construct, and shows how the church failed to stand up against slavery.

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Out of the House of Bondage: The Old Testament Slavery Laws and Our Redemption in Christ

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  • Jannes Smith

This article is about slaves and slavery in the Old Testament, and what this means for slavery and the Christian life today.

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William Wilberforce

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  • Jonathan Gulliford

This article is about William Wilberforce and his work to stop the slave trade and slavery.

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Deuteronomy 17:16 – Forbidden Return

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  • Jack de Jong

This article on Deuteronomy 17:16 is about salvation and slavery (bondage).

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Kidnappers and Hostages and the Eighth Commandment

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  • Jochem Douma

This article is about the eight commandment, and the fact of slavery, stealing people and extreme forms of robbery.

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Hebrews 2:14-15 - Liberated from the Fear of Death

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  • Rob A. Schouten

In Christ we have a new position. We can now go to work as free kings and queens - free from slavery and the fear of death (Hebrews 2:14-15).

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Philemon - The Bible, Slavery and Onesimus

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  • Margaret Killingray

The societies featured in the Bible almost all practiced some form of slavery. When we understand the background to the economic and social life of those societies, whether slavery, marriage or land ownership, it can illuminate the practical and theological implications of the text. This article brings together some of the recent debates and conclusions focusing, particularly on slavery in the New Testament, giving particular attention to Paul’s letter to Philemon.

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How Paul Worked to Overcome Slavery

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  • John Piper

Social injustice is never far away from any of us. How should we confront injustices that are often culturally and historically pervasive? Paul took a radical approach against slavery in his letter to Philemon.

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