The Sin of Manstealing

It is always nice to receive constructive comments and questions from readers of ref21.  A question I received with reference to the sin of slavery (from my reply to Susan Wise Bauer) reads as follows: "Could someone kindly show me how this is so, especially given the Abrahamic Covenant (Gen. 17:12), Philemon, etc.?" 

Thanks for the question, and it is my pleasure to give an answer.