Slavery in Bible Times Was More Like Indentured Servanthood
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Slavery in Bible Times Was More Like Indentured Servanthood
[Slavery in the Greco Roman cultures of the New Testament] is more like indentured servanthood. It's not what we think of as slavery. When you and I see the word "slave" in the Bible, you immediately think of 17th, 18th, and 19th century New World slavery: race-based, African slavery. When you do that, when you read it through those blinders, you aren't understanding what ...
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