Luis Menéndez-Antuña

From Slave to Saint

History & Biography

“In the burgeoning field of Enslavement and Early Christian Studies, Chance Bonar deftly reveals the historical afterlives of Onesimus, a seemingly minor New Testament figure. From Slave to Saint demonstrates to what extent Christian traditions—across many geographical areas and historical periods—relied on enslavement to craft theological concepts.”

Slavery in Early Christianity

History & Biography

“This book remains genuinely a classic for its historiographical sophistication, historical insights, exegetical acuity, groundbreaking topics, and relevant ethics. As if these qualities were not enough, this work continues to challenge historians, interpreters, and theologians to revise their assumptions about the politics of early Christian literature.”