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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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Stone-Campbell International
[2020]
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Stone-Campbell journal
Год: 2020, Том: 23, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 69-82 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | HB Ветхий Завет KAA История церкви NBE Антропология |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Canaan
B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, Social scientific B Ham (Biblical figure) B Bibel. Genesis 9,20-27 B Bible. Genesis Criticism, Literary B Racism B Slavery in the Bible |
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| Итог: | 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 enslavement of Canaanites, so later generations interpreted it to justify the enslavement of African peoples. It then traces the racist impulse in the interpretive tradition to equip those who encounter it today and to provide an opening for communities to discuss racism, its causes, and potential cures. |
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| ISSN: | 1097-6566 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Stone-Campbell journal
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