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The New Testament and Slavery (Part 3: Rethinking Slavery)

64 min • 3 december 2023

Does the New Testament “endorse slavery”? In this series, we are taking a closer look at what the NT says about slavery and attempting to answer this common question. In this week’s episode, we focus on the key passage in Ephesians 6:5 that seems to be endorsing it.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GUS2v8UuN5E

00:00 Introduction

03:05 Summary of a slave society

16:50 Opposing slavery was illegal

19:15 Only a master can change a slave’s circumstances

22:07 The Stoics view of slavery

36:28 Stoics sort of addressed masters

39:47 Paul’s approach to slavery

44:34 The Ephesian Household Code

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