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Old 07-11-2013, 04:35 AM   #59
Demetrio Cereijo
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Re: Religion....No Competition.

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Ewen Ebsworth wrote: View Post
and are we prepared to put this into historical context - even within Leviticus 25 itself?

"Slavery" as understood in the Bible was more like servanthood. Slaves had rights, they were not to be kidnapped, they were not to be beaten or killed and they were to be given their freedom after 7 years. They could also be redeemed if a member of their family had sufficient money to pay off their debt or they earned enough to buy their freedom.This in no way resembles the slavery practised throughout European colonialism or modern day human trafficking rings. Passages from the Bible must be interpreted within their context, not just pulled out of the page.
You asked for proof about the Bible condoning slavery, not for an interpretation.

I'm not interested in biblical/christian apologetics, only in what the people did for centuries based on what an imaginary being is said to have told some primitive middle-east goat herders about how to behave.
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