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Version as of 00:11, 15 May 2019
Why Permit Slavery
Exegetical Approaches
Beneficial to the Slave
The institution of slavery improves the lot of the slave so that he benefits rather than suffers from his enslavement. The position subdivides regarding whether the benefit received is physical or spiritual in nature:
Physical Benefit
Spiritual Benefit
Concession to Human Nature
The institution of slavery is undesirable and permitted only to prevent worse evils.