tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post113113431500294367..comments2024-03-21T14:59:20.729-04:00Comments on NT Blog: Early Christians' Reactions to SlaveryMark Goodacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05115370166754797529noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-1131354441078238712005-11-07T04:07:00.000-05:002005-11-07T04:07:00.000-05:00It's interesting that Moses in popular culture is ...It's interesting that Moses in popular culture is now seen as a great anti-slavery figure (due in no small part to DeMille's film <I>The Ten Commandments</I>), yet the biblical figure, other than freeing his own people from Egyptian masters, still retains and regulates slavery within the Law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5759844.post-1131214229004988662005-11-05T13:10:00.000-05:002005-11-05T13:10:00.000-05:00Sounds interesting! We read a book called Slavery,...Sounds interesting! We read a book called Slavery, Sabbath, War and Women by Willard M. Swartley in seminary that how in each case the Bible was used to argue both sides of the issues. It concluded with some ideas on how then the Biblical texts might be used in such debates.Whit+https://www.blogger.com/profile/11230181113950441099noreply@blogger.com