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Still letting my people go : an analysis of Eli Washington Caruthers's manuscript against American slavery and its universal application of Exodus 10:3 / Jack R. Davidson ; foreword by Kathy Ehrensperger.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davidson, Jack R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Exodus.
- Slavery--Religious aspects.
- Slavery.
- Slavery--United States--History--19th century.
- United States.
- History.
- Caruthers, E. W. (Eli Washington), 1793-1865.
- Caruthers, E. W.
- Bible. Exodus--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 229 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, Wipf & Stock, [2018]
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Manuscript and Author p. 1
- Manuscript p. 1
- Chapter 2 The Claim of Exodus 10:3 p. 15
- Creation and Preservation p. 15
- Redemption through the Covenant p. 24
- Chapter 3 The Demand of Exodus 10:3 p. 34
- Providence p. 46
- Chapter 4 The Purpose of Exodus 10:3 p. 57
- Christianity and the Laws of Slave States p. 57
- Slavery Hinders Service p. 63
- Progress of Emancipation, Colonization, and Conclusion p. 68
- Chapter 5 Presbyterians and American Slavery p. 77
- American Presbyterians p. 78
- Caruthers and Recent Consideration of the Slavery Question p. 89
- Chapter 6 Caruthers and the Enlightenment p. 92
- Sources of the Antislavery Argument p. 92
- Interpreting Caruthers's Use of the Declaration of Independence p. 101
- Chapter 7 The Similarity of Caruthers to Other Antislavery Literature p. 107
- Noah's Curse p. 107
- Abraham's Servants p. 113
- Moses and Slavery p. 116
- The Christian Era p. 119
- Chapter 8 The Exodus Text in Nineteenth-Century Discourse p. 124
- Exodus Text Conspectus (1807-1865) p. 126
- Evaluation and Implications p. 158
- Chapter 9 Caruthers's Method p. 162
- Chapter 10 Caruthers and Recent Studies p. 175
- Modern Commentaries and Slavery Texts p. 175
- Complementary Studies to Caruthers p. 178
- Keesmaat and Exodus in the Writings of Paul p. 186
- Chapter 11 Review and Conclusion p. 194.
- ISBN:
- 1532600860
- 9781532600869
- OCLC:
- 995318693
- Publisher Number:
- 99977879247
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