Old Testament
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What’s the deal with Old Testament slavery? (part 4)
Slavery in the Old Testament has been a contentious subject for a very long time. I’m not sure how long. The historical and biblical evidence regarding slavery is complex, and discussions about it have been emotionally-charged when they have not been much worse. Questions about Old Testament slavery arise immediately and regularly: “Why doesn’t God Continue reading
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What’s the deal with Old Testament slavery? (part 3)
In my previous two posts (which you can find here and here), I have been exploring the issue of slavery in the ancient Near East (ANE). The point of these somewhat scattered thoughts is to think about Old Testament slavery laws in a broader context. Now I’ve explored some of those background issues, I move Continue reading
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What the deal with Old Testament slavery? (part 2)
SLAVERY – A HUMAN ‘INSTITUTION’ IN A HARD WORLD In my first post on slavery in the Old Testament I pointed out that slavery – particularly in the ancient Near East (ANE) – has been around for a very long time. It was essentially a human ‘institution’, predating written human records [13]. Africa and Mesopotamia Continue reading
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What’s the deal with Old Testament slavery? (part 1)
I recently stuck my oversized nose into the comments section of a Facebook post by historian and social commentator Stephen Chavura. He had reposted an article about ‘wokeism’ from a Christian perspective, and it drew the following response from a chap named Marcus: According to Marcus, both “Wokeism” and Christianity are inconsistent, incoherent, and unfit Continue reading
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