Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery

Jeremy Gunter · 2025-05-31T20:05:33+00:00

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Title: Noah's Curse: The Biblical Justification of American Slavery
Author: Stephen R. Haynes
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Series: Oxford's "Religion in America" Series
ISBN: 978-0195313079
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"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.

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DMB

Good suggestion. Just yesterday, Pagels (Elaine) was discussing the centuries-old theology toward indigenous peoples (children of Adam?) as well as African slaves (children of Ham?).

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