Exodus 21:26,27 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake. Torrey's Topical Textbook
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Homilies of St. John Chrysostom, ... For nothing, nothing is so strong as the bond of the ... wits; foolhardy, quarrelsome, laughing-stocks for the very slaves; and the servants indeed retire sober ... /.../homilies of st john chrysostom 2.htm
Period I: the Imperial State Church of the Undivided Empire, or ... ... as that creed was abolished the bond that held ... of their carriages, ran humbly before their slaves sitting in ... of rank between masters and servants was changed. ... /.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/period i the imperial state.htm