Constructing ancient slavery as socio-historic context of the New Testament

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies

Hendrik Goede¹ 

[1] Unit for Reformed Theology, Potchefstroom Campus, North-West University;

关键词: Slavery;    New Testament;    socio-historical aspects;    search filter;    search terms;    Ancient Languages;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Considering the vast scope of material on slavery in antiquity, this article aimed to designa search filter that delimits the scope of socio-historical aspects specifically relevant to the New Testament passages dealing with slavery. The term ‘search filter’ was borrowed fromInformation Technology, denoting defined search terms aimed at more efficient and effectivesearches of vast amounts of data. The search filter designed in this article made use of thefollowing search terms: the period under investigation; the geographical region underinvestigation; various definitions of slavery; ancient terminology for slavery; and aspectsarising from the New Testament passages themselves. Each of these criteria were consideredin turn, and the results were used to define the search filter. Finally, the search filter wasrepresented schematically.

【 授权许可】

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