Download or read book First-Century Slavery and the Interpretation of 1 Corinthians 7:21 written by S. Scott Bartchy and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-03-20 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Bartchy's Harvard dissertation, a thorough investigation into the character of slavery in first-century Greece serves as the basis for a rethinking of Paul's advice to slaves in 1 Corinthians 7:21. Such a rethinking also sheds light on Paul's more general concern that the Corinthian Christians find their identity in their calling as followers of Jesus rather than in their circumstances of race, gender, or socio-political status.