Justifying Slavery via Genesis 9:20-27: The Vicious Legacy of Racist Interpretation of the Bible

The use of Gen 9:20-27 to justify slavery and racism extends back millennia and continues to be felt in the notion of white supremacy and the problem of white privilege. This article examines the passage in an effort to demonstrate that just as the biblical writers shaped the story to justify the en...

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Main Author: Bembry, Jason (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Stone-Campbell International [2020]
In: Stone-Campbell journal
Year: 2020, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-82
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAA Church history
NBE Anthropology
Further subjects:B Canaan
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, Social scientific
B Ham (Biblical figure)
B Bible. Genesis Criticism, Literary
B Bible. Genesis 9,20-27
B Racism
B Slavery in the Bible
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