REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 37: Golden Rule, First Epistle To Timothy, Onesimus
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Slavery had been in america since 1619_ There were some strong anti-slavery voices in the era of the american revolution. Baptists like john leland who said slavery was a transgression of divine law . The triumph of pro-slavery in the antebellum south. Hardening and fear after slave rebellions: denmark vesey (1823) (richard furman document was written in response to denmark vesey) Aborted revolt in south carolina: nat turner"s rebellion__ Had religious visions (thinks god is telling him to attack whites who have slaves/believe in them) Conscious of being an avenging messiah against slavery. Over 50 slaves executed; over 100 killed by mobs. Racial supremacy not interested in hearing otherwise. The abolitionist argument: think slavery is a political issue. The bible is against oppression_ of any kind (how do you read the bible) Slavery passages were permissive statues that would be superseded (some people thought the bible said god allowed people to have slaves but that wasn"t his intent)
