# Special Study: Slavery in the Torah

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah.md
Podcast: [The Listener’s Bible Commentary](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248)
Published: 2026-05-13T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://listenerscommentary.podbean.com/e/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yqhxn5yzrcquxs6a/slavery_in_the_torah8u15z.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248/episodes/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah
Duration seconds: 1663

## Resource

Special Study: Slavery in the Torah Laws concerning slavery appear in several places in the Torah (the Pentateuch). This can be troubling, since slavery is a persistent human evil. In this special study of The Listener's Bible Commentary, we give one guiding principle and six considerations that help us hear the slavery laws as the were intended to be heard. Our goal here is to prevent misunderstanding and promote a more full and accurate understanding because it’s too easy and too common for people to read what the Bible says through the lens of our modern experience and misunderstand what the Bible is actually communicating. BIBLE READING GUIDE - FREE EBOOK - Get the free eBook, Bible in Life, to help you learn how to read and apply the Bible well: https://www.listenerscommentary.com GIVE - The Listener’s Commentary is a listener supported Bible teaching ministry made possible by the generosity of people like you. Thank you! Give here: https://www.listenerscommentary.com/give STUDY HUB - Want more than the audio? Join the study hub to access articles, maps, charts, pictures, and links to other resources to help you study the Bible for yourself. https://www.listenerscommentary.com/members-sign-up MORE TEACHING - For more resources and Bible teaching from John visit https://www.johnwhittaker.net

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248/episodes/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-listener-s-bible-commentary-1227248/special-study-slavery-in-the-torah.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.