This book certainly sounds worth reading. Thank you. Borrowing McLuhan's famous phrase, I wonder how much we could say the scribe is the message—or the slave is the message—in much New Testament material.
P.S. Has someone done for the OT what Moss did for the NT? (One of your book recommendations from earlier this year included a book by Schniedewind that may fit the bill.)
I don’t understand what the point of this book is. You say she’s not trying to smear Christianity. Alright. So then the point is just that early Christians didn’t revolutionize ancient labor practices? That’s more or less what I would’ve expected. Why should I be surprised that early Christians didn’t live and talk like 19th century abolitionists?
She's making more visible the invisible labor group of the ancient world who are often unnamed and uncredited, and connecting the dots of how slaves naturally would have been involved at all levels of major writings, including the origins of the New Testament documents. I found that worth exploring
Candida, was at Notre Dame after I left and moved on always enjoyed her work. Appreciate you giving her a wee spotlight she deserves it!
This book certainly sounds worth reading. Thank you. Borrowing McLuhan's famous phrase, I wonder how much we could say the scribe is the message—or the slave is the message—in much New Testament material.
P.S. Has someone done for the OT what Moss did for the NT? (One of your book recommendations from earlier this year included a book by Schniedewind that may fit the bill.)
not sure about the OT, good idea for a book.
I don’t understand what the point of this book is. You say she’s not trying to smear Christianity. Alright. So then the point is just that early Christians didn’t revolutionize ancient labor practices? That’s more or less what I would’ve expected. Why should I be surprised that early Christians didn’t live and talk like 19th century abolitionists?
She's making more visible the invisible labor group of the ancient world who are often unnamed and uncredited, and connecting the dots of how slaves naturally would have been involved at all levels of major writings, including the origins of the New Testament documents. I found that worth exploring