Deuteronomy 23:15 (King James Version)
15Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee:
Always wondered how folks ignored this, if the system of laws is s'posed to be based upon scripture.
just tagging this artical for more thought in future.
People ignore a lot of things they don't want to see, and some see what is not there. For instance some may not have noticed my reference to the laws on punishing slaves being based on the OT was limited to that aspect only. While some might presume I am claiming the entire system was Bible based and some do both. What can you do? People will see what they WANT to see.