Slaves in the New Testament: Literary, Social, and Moral Dimensions

In this exciting new analysis of slaves and slavery in the New Testament, Harrill breaks new ground with his extensive use of Greco-Roman evidence, discussion of hermeneutics, and treatment of the use of the New Testament in antebellum U.S. slavery debates. He examines in detail "Philemon", "1 Corinthians", "Romans", "Luke"-"Acts", and the household codes.