Scholarship

Debt-Slavery in Israel and the Ancient Near East

Scholarly monograph on debt slavery in Mesopotamia and on the release laws of Exodus 21, Deuteronomy 15, and Leviticus 25.

Author: Gregory C. Chirichigno
Publisher: JSOT Press
Tradition: Ancient Near Eastern and Hebrew Bible scholarship

Citation

Gregory C. Chirichigno, Debt-Slavery in Israel and the Ancient Near East, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series 141, JSOT Press, 1993.

Where this source is used

The Bible condones slaveryThe Bible regulates ancient slavery rather than banning it, but it outlaws kidnapping people to sell them and grounds human worth in a way abolitionists drew on.