REL-2121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: African Methodist Episcopal Church, Josiah C. Nott, Esus
Document Summary
The myth of ham: distant enough in the past to be able to engage critically, although 19th century religions have developed and changed over the 20th and. 21st centuries, 19th c. religions are still relevant: but, we should not confuse or equate nineteenth century religion with religion of other centuries. As historians we must always be specific about time and place. It was not just a book: americans consulted their bibles to understand their world, themselves, society, and historical events. The biblical story of israel: the si(cid:374)gle sto(cid:396)y of the bi(cid:271)le (cid:449)as the sto(cid:396)y of is(cid:396)ael, (cid:862)the people of god(cid:863): It (cid:449)as (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed a (cid:862)fa(cid:272)t(cid:863)--to which no one objected--that the negro was produced from hamitic descent. In genesis noah in a d(cid:396)u(cid:374)ke(cid:374) state (cid:272)u(cid:396)sed ca(cid:374)aa(cid:374), the so(cid:374) of ha(cid:373), fo(cid:396) ha(cid:373)"s transgressions: a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)s i(cid:374) the 19th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tu(cid:396)y (cid:271)elie(cid:448)ed that ha(cid:373)"s des(cid:272)e(cid:374)da(cid:374)ts had (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)u(cid:396)sed (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause ca(cid:374)aa(cid:374) did (cid:374)ot (cid:449)o(cid:396)ship the o(cid:374)e t(cid:396)ue god.
