(August 22, 2021 at 6:36 am)Ravenshire Wrote:(August 22, 2021 at 6:27 am)Mashmont Wrote: My point was slavery in Jesus time was nothing like the colonial slavery of the past 400 years. That's why he couldn't comment on it. Slavery in Jesus' day is what you leftwingers claim Walmart does. Provides a means of subsistence for people who may not have other options.
Bullshit. Slavery of the time was ownership of another human being, Even if it were on par with indentured servitude, as you are falsely trying to claim, indentured servitude is also illegal. Any worker at Walmart (or any other legit busuness) is free to simply walk away from that job, ending their employment. Not so for slaves or indentured servants, but you just keep feeding yourself the same old bullshit in defense of your chosen source of morality.
The Greek word, doulos as used in the Bible can be translated as slave, but also as servant. They had legal rights, weren't servants all their lives, and their circumstances weren't based on race. Often slavery in those times was the alternative to slaughter. You continue to (intentially) conflate this benign state with the current race-based colonial slavery.
Jesus didn't speak out against a lot of things that did and didn't exist then. He never specifically mentioned embezzlement, bestiality, arson, or other iniquities. You're dishonest when you say it means He was immoral for not doing so.
