Slavery in the New Testament /
Reeder, Caryn A.,author.
"For those reading the Bible in a culture that has outlawed slavery, it is easy to see the language of being 'a slave of Christ' as a poetic metaphor. But for the writers and first readers of the New Testament, slavery was a social reality. When we explore the reality of slavery in the Roman Empire, these metaphors sometimes have a vivid force--and raise some important ethical questions that need to be addressed."--Back cover.
Introduction -- The daily experiences of slavery -- Freedom and slavery -- Metaphors and similes of slavery in the New Testament -- Conclusions.
"For those reading the Bible in a culture that has outlawed slavery, it is easy to see the language of being 'a slave of Christ' as a poetic metaphor. But for the writers and first readers of the New Testament, slavery was a social reality. When we explore the reality of slavery in the Roman Empire, these metaphors sometimes have a vivid force--and raise some important ethical questions that need to be addressed."--Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-28).
Bible.
Slavery in the Bible.