Trajectories of Justice: What the Bible Says about Slaves, Women, and Homosexuality

by Robert Karl Gnuse

The Bible proclaims a message of liberation. Though the Bible arose in an age when slavery and patriarchalism permeated society, the biblical authors sought to elevate the rights of slaves, the poor, and women. Their attempts to elevate the oppressed setin motion a trajectory of evolution, which we should still be advancing today. Critics of the Bible declare that it accepts slavery and the subordination of women, but they fail to understand the biblical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718894308
• ISBN13: 9780718894306
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Lutterworth Press
• Length: 202 Pages