Special Study: Slavery in the Torah

Podcast: The Listener’s Bible Commentary · John Whittaker

Opublikowano: 2026-05-13

Special Study: Slavery in the Torah Laws concerning slavery appear in several places in the Torah (the Pentateuch). This can be troubling, since slavery is a persistent human evil. In this special study of The Listener's Bible Commentary, we give one guiding principle and six considerations that help us hear the slavery laws as the were intended to be heard. Our goal here is to prevent misunderstanding and promote a more full and accurate understanding because it’s too easy and too common for people to read what the Bible says through the lens of our...