Bible Slavery Challenge

 The Bible and Slavery

In the New Testament slavery is not directly condemned however this cannot be used to justify it, Countless stories and books in the Bible speak on equality among all. 

One of the main Judeo-Christian values taken from the Bible is the golden rule, Which essentially states to "treat others how you wish to be treated. To be in support of slavery, and even to justify It in the past is a direct violation of Christs golden rule. Another scripture that comes into play is the Exodus story, When God's intervention against the enslavement of the Israeli people in Egypt was A direct act against slavery stated in the Bible. https://www.str.org/w/is-the-bible-pro-slavery

In conclusion although the Bible does not directly condemn Slavery, I believe the statements about equality among all people and acts of God directly against slavery, The golden rule, and countless stories are evidence enough that the Bible condemns the enslavement of other Human beings.

Taking a look at other arguments

Me and my partner were tasked with arguing both sides of this point in order to get A strong middle ground of the point presented. The Bible does contain many references to slavery which is a common practice In the course of human history Slavery was a typical fetcher of Civilization practiced and it existed in most societies throughout history. https://www.internationalstandardbible.com/S/slave-slavery.html Biblical text outline sources and the legal status of slaves and economic roles of slavery the Bible agrees to the treatment of slaves especially in the old testament their are also references to slavery in the New Testament and the Jewish cultures there are some practices rehashing from slavery It was necessary for those who owned slaves then especially in the large numbers to be wealthy because the masters had to pay taxes for the jewish and non jewish slaves because they were considered part of the family unit also Debt slaves were one of the most tow categories of slaves in jewish society these individuals sold themselves into slavery in order to pay off debts they might accrue.https://www.jstor.org/stable/2561014