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An Honest Conversation about Slavery and the New Testament

An Honest Conversation about Slavery and the New Testament

Update: 2025-06-11
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This week, we're talking about slavery in the New Testament and Roman world with Javal Coleman. From the Roman context of slavery to how we should be asking questions of instances of slavery in the New Testament, we cover a lot in this conversation.For more, check out their chapter "Enslavement in the Roman World" in the new book "Ancient Slavery and its New Testament Contexts" https://www.eerdmans.com/9780802884138/ancient-slavery-and-its-new-testament-contexts/


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Guest: Javal Coleman, PhD student in Classics at the University of Texas Austin

Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributions by Mary Kathryn Lichty

The Bible & Archaeology podcast is made with support from Amanda Stone

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An Honest Conversation about Slavery and the New Testament

An Honest Conversation about Slavery and the New Testament

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