071 - Slavery & The Bible

In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross discuss the topic of slavery in the Bible. Did the Bible condone slavery? A wide-ranging discussion.This week’s book reading discussed:1:54 - Peter J. Williams’ book: Can We Trust the Gospels? https://a315.co/3EHH8ic2:25 - C. S. Lewis - A Life: Eccentric Genius, Reluctant Prophethttps://a315.co/3va7hTA3:01 - Frank Turek’s Hollywood Heroeshttps://a315.co/37GQ0IW5:48 - Mailbag question: Molinism, Provisionism, and crossing the streams… and Tim Stratton’s response9:10 - Tim Stratton’s book: Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism: A Biblical, Historical, Theological, and Philosophical Analysishttps://a315.co/3EPYc5S10:00 - Introduction to the topic of slavery and the Bible13:51 - Peter J. William’s talk: Does the Bible Promote Slavery?https://a315.co/3xQbRZg13:58 - Defining what slavery is…17:30 - Distinctions in meanings; translation differences27:19 - John Mark Reynolds article on slavery in the Apologetics Study Bible for Studentshttps://a315.co/3ELekFO37:50 - Racial slavery: does the Bible condone it?41:40 - Some take-awaysRecommended resources on Slavery and Old Testament ethics:• Against All Gods: What’s Right and Wrong with the New Atheism by John Mark Reynolds and Phillip Johnsonhttps://a315.co/36MO29y• Christianity On Trial: Arguments Against Anti-Religious Bigotry by Vincent Carroll and David Shifletthttps://a315.co/3EGeY7p• Is God a Moral Monster? by Paul Copanhttps://a315.co/3xQ6CII• God Behaving Badly by David Lambhttps://a315.co/39esjrUWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at [email protected]