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Augustine in 4-5th century North Africa said that the apostles taught the unity of faith where there should not be any distinctions in race, condition, or sex. Yet within the order of life, such distinctions cannot be avoided. Christianity is a religion that makes man not engage in slavery, even if slavery can exist. The Apostle Paul who discusses the [...]

Sisera, a Canaanite commander, survives a battle after escaping. Jael, a woman, offers him shelter, gives him milk, then proceeds to kill him by pounding a tent peg into his head with the use of a mallet, and he lies dead. In Judges 4, this story is told in only six verses. In Judges 5, it is told in four verses. Jael’s story is found in the history [...]

David is a popular character in the Bible. His name appears in it more often than any other human being. David is a significant and pivotal character in the biblical world of ideas. The story of David as a leader is still very much recognizable today in the contemporary setting. This political figure whose rise and decline can match any contemporary [...]

The slave figure has never ceased to be enigmatic. History is full of it. More than the moral context of slavery, the slave should first be seen as a historical figure and a cultural phenomenon. The Bible teaches unity through faith where there should not be any distinctions or discriminations in race, sex, or creed. It contradicts itself, though. [...]