The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, and for good reason. For the stories written there have changed the way many think and even believe regarding the power greater than this world. The Bible has very specific opinions on topics such as slavery, human relationships, and ultimately social justice. It is one of the most important foundations for social reform in modern history as well as in the history of the entire world. However, we forget in history classes how much ancient texts changed people. When we look at history, we discover the strength of great people who used their wisdom to bring change to those who could not do it for themselves. Through review of the Bible as well as other assigned readings, emphasis will be placed on how slavery and the Bible are related. This is linked to domination over men as well as the slavery of one's own soul. The goal is to accurately show how the Bible has been used throughout our history to defend the oppressed for justice and, philosophically, to liberate their own souls. Ideas that will be considered will be the origins of the movement, how slavery was treated in the Bible, its impact on the biblical worldview, and how it changed things over time. The importance of the connection between slavery and the Bible is to examine how it is part of social justice. In order to grasp the relationship, the origins of the movement must be brought to light for all to understand. Most people know that slavery exists in the Bible, but it is not true that it justifies this act. In fact, it has the opposite effect. The stories found in the exodus...... middle of paper ...... Perhaps it is about recognizing the release of one's soul to God from the chains of one's spiritual slavery from within itself instead of the infliction of others. The two concepts are most clearly the first, the slavery of people by people, and the second, the slavery that people can exercise on themselves by not surrendering to the love of God. Just as was done here, people have contemplated the texts for years, creating a negative or positive view of what they actually mean. Works Cited Cahill, Thomas. The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. New York: Nan A. Talese, 1998. Print. Anderson, Bernhard W. The Unfolding Drama of the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988. Print. Coogan, Michael D., ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible, New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha. 4th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2010. Print.