Reviewers from the Journal of Early Christian Studies and the Journal of Global Slavery have praised the work as a groundbreaking contribution to the cultural history of late antiquity. It is often used to show how Christian thought "Christianized" rather than abolished ancient Roman slaveholding practices.
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It analyzes how the slave's body was viewed as "fungible property" and how this shaped ancient Christian views on education, household discipline, and sexuality. Reviewers from the Journal of Early Christian Studies