Jesus did not agree or disagree with Greek or Hebrew slavery. Introduction: Both the Greek and the Hebrew had slaves, and in the New Testament you won’t find Jesus condoning slavery. During this time in Greek society there was mainly free people and slaves, now, the slaves were owned by their masters. These slaves were used as servants and laborer’s, they had the right to have a family and own property, if their master gave them permission, but, they had no legal rights. Sometimes the slaves were prisoners of war or bought from foreign slave traders. Although many slaves lived strictly with their owners, some were train skilled people and some were never paid. As for the Hebrew slave, they must serve six years, and must be freed after that and the male slave leaves without payment with his wife, only if he had one before he came, but not with a slave wife or the slave children. If he chooses to stay, the master pierces the male slave ear at the doorpost and he becomes a slave for life. Body: …show more content…
The Hebrew people for example, were considered the “seed” of Abraham. If you were born into a slave household, you were a slave for life. The Hebrew person would be severely punished if they beat a slave causing death within a day or two and would have to let the slave go free, also, if they destroyed a tooth or an eye or forced a slave to work on the Sabbath. The daily life of a Hebrew slave was hard labor, they did whatever the master asked, they toiled twenty-four seven if that’s what the master wanted. The Hebrews would sale their family into slavery to pay off a debt. Almost all of the workers in ancient Israel was helping in food manufacturing, most families helped with the family farm while raising wheat and barley, olives and grapes, and also seasonal pomegranates and