The Vice of Slave Dealers in Greco-Roman Society: The Use of a Topos in 1 Timothy 1:10.

Authors :: Harrill, J. Albert
Source :: Journal of Biblical Literature. Spring99, Vol. 118 Issue 1, p97. 28p.
Publication Year :: 1999
Abstract: The essay explores the cultural stereotypes surrounding the slave dealer in Greco-Roman society, as referenced within the New Testament book of 1 Timothy. Subjects addressed include the lawlessness of slave dealers in acquiring merchandise, the untrustworthiness of slave dealers, and slave dealers and sexual immortality.

Subjects :: *SLAVE traders
*ANCIENT history
*HISTORY of slavery -- To 500
*SLAVERY in the Bible
*GRECO-Roman civilization
HISTORICITY of the Bible

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