In this video Gavin Ortlund responds to critiques from atheists about slavery in the Bible.
My article on the Imago Dei: https://truthunites.org/mypublications/#essays
Peter Williams' lecture on slavery in the Bible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUOsBQYuZ9g
Jay Sklar's Leviticus commentary: https://www.amazon.com/Leviticus-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310942187/
Alec Ryrie's Protestants: https://www.amazon.com/Protestants-Faith-That-Modern-World/dp/0670026166
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00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Atheist Critiques
06:22 - Dangers on Both Sides
09:59 - The Thesis of This Video
12:05 - 1) Slavery in the Ancient World
15:40 - 2) Creation In the Image of God
20:43 - 3) Interpreting the Bible Contextually
26:32 - 4) Servanthood in the Old Testament
46:17 - 5) Slavery in the New Testament
59:18 - 6) Abolitionism in Church History
1:06:03 - Atheism and Slavery
1:07:37 - Jesus Was the Ultimate Servant