Slaves in the New Testament

Slaves in the New Testament
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Publisher : Fortress Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 145140994X
ISBN-13 : 9781451409949
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Download or read book Slaves in the New Testament written by James Albert Harrill and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this exciting new analysis of slaves and slavery in the New Testament, Harrill breaks new ground with his extensive use of Greco-Roman evidence, discussion of hermeneutics, and treatment of the use of the New Testament in antebellum U.S. slavery debates. He examines in detail Philemon, 1 Corinthians, Romans, Luke-Acts, and the household codes.


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