Here are some important and enlightening articles from Bible scholar and theologian Paul Copan, writing on the topic of the Bible and slavery.
When most of us today think of slavery, we immediately think of the hideous evils of the systematic kidnapping and human bondage that took place in the Americas during the 18th and 19th century slave trade and system. Especially, per widespread, false accusations by atheists and agnostics, many people don't realize that the Bible absolutely does NOT endorse such horrors - in fact, much the opposite!
Does the Old Testament endorse slavery?
https://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/Issues ... n-Overview
Does the Old Testament Endorse Slavery: Examining Difficult Texts (Part 2)
https://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/Issues ... se-Slavery
Why is the New Testament silent on slavery - or IS it?
https://enrichmentjournal.ag.org/Issues ... y-or-Is-It