The metaphor of slavery in the writings of the early church : from the New Testament to the beginning of the fifth century /
Combes, I. A. H.
Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press,
c1998.
Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Cambridge), 1991.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-200) and indexes.
Bible.
Slavery in the Bible.
Slavery and the church.
Metaphor
Metaphor in the Bible.
Christian literature, Early