Slave owners in the United States liked to convert slaves to Christianity, but the places in the Bible where slavery was condemned were not worth seeing for slaves.
The slave traders found a way around this: 10% of the Old Testament and 50% of the New Testament were left of the canonical text. As a result, the "
Slave Bible" was born.
The Book of Exodus, how Moses led the Hebrews out of Egyptian slavery,
was completely eliminated,
but the story of Joseph's captivity and enslavement was preserved, apparently as a useful example of humility.
There is no apostle Peter's letter to the Galatians, the phrase "
There is neither slave nor free ... for you are all one in Christ" might have led the slaves to the wrong thoughts and conclusions.
But there is Paul's letter to the Ephesians, because "
Servants shall be obedient to their masters" fit perfectly with the general line.
Don't like the history? Cut it out!
