HISTORICAL APOLOGETICS

God

An infinite, eternal, and unchangeable spirit who personifies all perfect atributes

Goodness

All that coinheres with God - God and good are EQUAL (good is not above or equal)

Evil

Anything that violates what God through His nature defined as good

Reasons for Canaanite conquest

1. Fulfillment of God’s Promise to the Patriarchs

2. Judgment on the Canaanites

3. Establishment of a Holy Nation

Types of slavery

Chattel, prisoners of war, criminals, debt bondage

Chattel slavery

Slavery in which slaves are the property of their masters

Debt bondage

Slavery were people worked for their masters for some time in order to pay for a debt

Philemon

Christian slave master, slaves and masters are equal in Christ

Onesimus

Philemon's slave who ran away and met Paul - Paul, in the letter then converted Onesimus to Christianity and appealed to Philemon to receive him back not as a slave, but as a beloved brother. This letter is a key example of how the early church addressed slavery and the concept of equality in Christ. 

Jubilee

All debts were forgiven every 50 years

Sabbatical year

Land was not farmed and slaves were freed every 7 years

Spirit

God’s own nature as an immaterial, invisible, and eternal being

slaves in the OT

(ISREALITES WERE SLAVES)

Limited Power of Masters

Protection of Slave Rights

Temporary Nature of Hebrew Slavery

Treatment of Slaves

Compassion and Res

Slaves in NT

Difference from what is permissable and what is ideal (Philemon and Omnesius), Slave laws mirror Jesus —→ Jesus is GREAT abolotionist

Benjamin Lay

Benjamin Lay was an early abolitionist known for his radical and confrontational methods of protesting against slavery. He was a Quaker who lived in the 18th century and passionately opposed slavery, viewing it as a grave sin. He used dramatic and symbolic actions to raise awareness and shame slaveholders.

Verses

Genesis 15, Exodus 21: 1-11, 22: 1-3, Deuteronomy 7, 20, Joshua 1-3, 6, 7, 13:13, 17:12, Judges 1-3, 6-8, 21:25, Mark 10:35-44, Luke 4:18-19, Romans 6, Galatians 3:28, Ephesians 6:5, Philemon