Why do you suppose Jesus never condemned slavery?

Frank, that last post he submitted is, uh, a little dopey, I guess. Well, after all, he is a clown.

That to him it is neither moral nor permissible.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

Noone seems to want to respond to the exhortations covered in first and second Timothy. These are, after all, included books in the Vulgate so, If the question were broached, Timothy provides some scriptural underpinning at least.

On the surface that might appear to be the case. But if you think about it, we handle matters much in the same way today. For example, if it is well known about a person that they stand for true justice, that everyone receive fair and equal treatment, it would not be necessary for that individual to speak directly to every instance of justice after having made his position clear on other points of injustice. You would already know where he stands.

But here is another thought to consider that the Bible provides regarding Jesus activities on the earth. At John 21:25 this statement is made: "There are, in fact, many other things also which Jesus did, which, if ever they were written in full detail, I suppose, the world itself could not contain the scrolls written."

Yes, there are many things that Jesus said and did while on the earth that were not recorded. But what was recorded is truly sufficient for us to know where the Son of God stands on issues such as slavery. That to him it is neither moral nor permissible.

It is laughable enough that much of modern historiography is a process by which the 21st century, aping the 20th century, is busily recreating the 15th and 16th centuries, under the Marxist whip, in its own image, but we are in the realms of surreal absurdity when self-evident nincompoops, who can't get round a golf course in under 95 off the ladies' tees nor write their way out of a paper bag, are eagerly, lick-lippingly, attempting the recreate the early 1st century in conditions which can barely be glimpsed let alone imagined by any of us, for no other reason than to justify personal conveniences in the pantsdown department.

But there was another interesting provision in the law. This servitude or slavery could last for only 7 years. At the end of 7 years the persons that sold themselves into slavery were to be set free without penalty. Please see Deuteronomy 15:1-9.

Here is another example. In the Bible book of Philemon, the Christian disciple Paul refers to a certain O'nes'imus who served as a slave to a disciple named Philemon. After learning the truth of the Bible O'nes'imus also became a disciple of Christ. From that point forward the relationship between O'nes'imus and Philemon takes an interesting turn. Please see the book of Philemon. The entire book is only 25 verses long and makes for very interesting reading, providing some insight into the type of slavery then in existance.

To be sure the slavery that I think most people are talking about today differs greatly from that which was practiced then. For example, during the reign of the Roman empire slaves could purchase their freedom after meeting certain requirements. A certain Roman governor by the name of Felix, who began his tenure around 52 C.E, was at one time a slave who was able to purchase his freedom.This was also practiced in early Europe as the term, endentured servant was then used. These ones could also, after meeting certain requirements purchase their right to freedom. Taking these factors into account might help to explain why Jesus is not recorded as having spoken out against the slavery of his day.

But the type of slavery that we are sure Jesus will address is that which completely denies a person any opportunity to gain their freedom.

Thus, to define my answer more accurately, which I apologzie to everyone for not doing so earlier, it is the slavery that completely denegrates, the objective of which is to never allow the person to gain freedom, a slavery that strips a person of all hope, dignity and respect. It is this type of slavery that we are sure Jesus will do away with.