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How Noah, Jesus and Paul Became Captivating Figures: The Side Effects of the Canonization of Slavery Metaphors in Jewish and Christians Texts

Svartvik, Jesper LU (2005) In Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism 2. p.168-227
Abstract
The article examines four motifs/textual corpora in the Bible which have been referred to by those in favour of slavery: (1) the Exodus motif, (2) the Curse of Noah, (3) the parables of Jesus, and (4) the epistles of Paul. It is argued in the article that Christianity, with its canonized metaphors of slavery actually delayed the abolition of slavery in the 19th century by relativizing and idealizing it. It is thus most crucial to note that one and the same collection of books may be interpreted and applied in diametrically opposite ways.
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the historical Jesus, slavery, Curse of Noah, Exodus, Old Testament, New Testament, Paul, Epistle of Philemon, Antebellum South, Bible
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Popular Science
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Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism
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2
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168 - 227
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Sheffield Phoenix Press
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English
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yes
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
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  author       = {{Svartvik, Jesper}},
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  pages        = {{168--227}},
  publisher    = {{Sheffield Phoenix Press}},
  series       = {{Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism}},
  title        = {{How Noah, Jesus and Paul Became Captivating Figures: The Side Effects of the Canonization of Slavery Metaphors in Jewish and Christians Texts}},
  url          = {{http://www.sheffieldphoenix.com/showbook.asp?bkid=33}},
  volume       = {{2}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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