Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: lindborg@cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: questions about slavery. Message-ID: Date: 11 Mar 91 07:35:43 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Washington Computer Science Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article rjb@akgua.att.com (Robert J Brown) writes: >In article , lindborg@cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) writes: >> Futher Paul states simply that you are to treat your slaves well. He does >> not disapprove of the idea of one human being 'owned' by another. >> Obviously this is an accademic question, but on what biblical grounds > I apologize that I can't find my reference right now, but Paul clearly > stated the things you said but he also said that if, as a slave, > you could obtain/buy your freedom legally then do so. Everyone (via e-mail) seems to be jumping on the Paul comment here. The real thrust of my question dealt with the words of God to Moses in Exodus. These are the passages that I found disturbing. I merely threw in the bit about Paul to indicate that the laws were not revoked or contradicted in the New Testament in any real way. Jeff Lindborg