[In response to the question of whether Huckleberry Finn was a better Christian than the apostle Paul]

Interesting post. Exodus 21:32 has YHWH telling us "If the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall give his or her master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. "

This is important as God himself is setting a monetary value on human life, or at least that of a slave (this chapter is kind of like the fine print after the Ten Commandsments). Therefore, Paul's duty was to either return the slave to the owner or pay him 30 shekels of silver. I'd say Huck Finn was less of a Christian, because he did not give recompense to Nigger Jim's owner.