Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen R. HaynesSeries:Religion in AmericaPublish date:2007-02-03Pages:336
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195313079ISBN-10:195313070UPC:9780195313079Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethics, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, United StatesBook Topic:Old Testament, 19th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.71 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRN3A56T3
"A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren." So reads Noah's curse on his son Ham, and all his descendants, in Genesis 9:25. Over centuries of interpretation, Ham came to be identified as the ancestor of black Africans, and Noah's curse to be seen as biblical justification for American slavery and segregation. Examining the history of the American interpretation of Noah's curse, this book begins with an overview of the prior history of the reception of this scripture and then turns to the distinctive and creative ways in which the curse was appropriated by American pro-slavery and pro-segregation interpreters.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780195313079ISBN-10:195313070UPC:9780195313079Book Category:Religion, HistoryBook Subcategory:Ethics, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation, United StatesBook Topic:Old Testament, 19th CenturySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.71 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCRN3A56T3
Stephen R. Haynes holds the A.B. Curry Chair of Religious Studies at Rhodes College, where he has taught since 1989. His publications include Reluctant Witnesses: Jews and the Christian Imagination (1995) and, as co-editor, To Each its Own Meaning: An Introduction to Biblical Criticisms and Their Application (1993)
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