Rather, it needed patient reflection on the entirety of the Scriptures; it required expert knowledge of historical circumstances of ancient Near Eastern and Roman slave systems as well as of the actually existing conditions in the slave states; and it demanded that sophisticated interpretative practice replace a commonsensically literal approach to the sacred text.» (rachelheldevans.com)
This shows the depth of the social evil produced by the slave system — it could not be eradicated by war, sermon, or prayer. (religion-online.org)
Ransom and Redemption describes the process by which we have been saved within the context of the slave system so prevalent for so long in most societies. (religion-online.org)