Encore: Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
Prepared to Answer Podcast
Chapters
0:00
Intro and teaser
1:23
The challenge against the Bible over slavery
5:57
General principles for responding to objections against Christianity
9:56
Proof texts about slavery from the Bible
11:40
Understanding the culture and context of the Old Testament
20:00
Why didn’t God give Israel laws that abolished slavery?
24:20
Slavery laws as a concession, not the ethical ideal
28:48
What is the law for, if it doesn’t produce righteousness?
34:49
What the New Testament says about slavery
39:56
In summary / the short answer
43:22
Are ALL Old Testament laws flexible/changeable?
45:20
Recommended resources
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Encore: Does the Bible Condone Slavery?
Jan 14, 2025
Prepared to Answer
Scott and Shawn dig into the facts about Old Testament slavery laws and share principles for responding to difficult faith challenges in order to answer the question, “does the Bible condone slavery?”
📖 Episode Resources:
- Is God a Moral Monster? Making Sense of the Old Testament God, by Paul Copan
- Slaves, Women & Homosexuals: Exploring the Hermeneutics of Cultural Analysis, by William J. Webb
- So Much More Than Sex series
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