GREGORIO DE NISA Y LA FUNCIÓN CRÍTICA DE LA INTERPRETACIÓN DE LA ESCRITURA FRENTE A LA CULTURA. LA CRÍTICA A LA ESCLAVITUD EN LA CUARTA HOMILÍA SOBRE EL ECLESIASTÉS.

The article contextualizes the institution of slavery in Greco-Roman antiquity, to show some postures of persons of the fourth century and earlier regarding that institution. This is worthwhile as a preamble to the presentation of the critical reading of Gregory of Nyssa, in the fourth homily of Ecclesiastes, on the institution of slavery. Those postulates show a great difference, compared to the opinion of his contemporaries, and are still valid today as a criticism of any attempt to enslave human beings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]