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Originally Posted by rookaponz ... Slaves in biblical times often had opportunities to rise to positions of power ie Joseph who was sold into slavery and became Pharaoh's head cheeze... |
Again I say no. The Egyptians were meticulous record keepers and archeologists have discovered that the Tale of Joseph is actually a corruption of the ancient Egyptians "Tale of Two Brothers" which was also a work of fiction. See a critical analysis of the Tale of Joseph at the following link:
http://www.greatlie.com/en/
Again you mention the laws which allow a slave owner to beat his slaves so severely that they could die and also excuse this death if the slave managed to live for 2 days before dying. That doesn't seem like a brutality deterrent to me. In the OT the cruelty of God and the Hebrew tribe is quite evident, and should not be dismissed but strongly condemned, as shown at the following links:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/imm_bibl1.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/imm_bibl2.htm
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