The Bible in Relation to Slavery

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The Bible is the best-selling book of all time, and with good reason. For the stories written in it have changed the way many think and even believe when it comes to the power greater than this world. The Bible holds very specific opinions on things such as slavery, who humans should treat each other, and ultimately social justice. It has been one of the most important foundations for allowing social reform to occur in modern day history as well as the history of the whole world. However, it is forgotten in history class how prominent the ancient texts have changed the people. When looking at the history, it is discovered to be the strength of great people who have used its wisdom to bring about a change for those who could not do it on their own. Through the examination of the Bible as well as other assigned readings the focus will be on how slavery and the Bible are related. It is related to the dominion over men as well as the enslavement of one’s own soul. The goal is to accurately show how the Bible has been used throughout our history as part of the defense for the oppressed to achieve their justice and philosophically to free one’s own soul. Ideas that will be taken into consideration will be origins of movement, how slavery was dealt with in the Bible, how it has impacted the biblical worldview, and how across time it has changed things cultural. The importance of why slavery and the Bible are connected is to look at how it is part of social justice.
In order to grasp the relation, the origins of movement have to be brought to light for all to understand. It is known by most that slavery exists in the Bible, but that it justifies the act is not correct. In fact it has the opposite effect. The stories found in exodu...

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... It is possibly acknowledging the freeing of one’s soul to God from the chains of their spiritual slavery from within themselves instead infliction of other people. The two concepts more clearly being the first, slavery of people by people, and the second, slavery people may have on themselves by not surrendering to God’s love. Just as it was done here people have contemplated the texts for years creating either a negative or positive outlook of what they truly mean.

Works Cited

Cahill, Thomas. The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels. New York: Nan A. Talese, 1998. Print.
Anderson, Bernhard W. The Unfolding Drama of the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988. Print.
Coogan, Michael D., ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypha. 4th ed. New York: Oxford UP, 2010. Print.

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