RELIGST 2DD3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Elyon, Natalism, Surrogacy

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELIGST 2DD3
• Professor: Janet Ross

Document Summary

The curse that never was: gen 9. People have used the bible to support their own ideas throughout history. Gen 9 has been used to support colour racism and the slave-trade, and white power and privilege, colonialism. Peggy mcintosh: an invisible package of unearned assets. Worry about racism without seen as self-interested. Gen 9 used to encourage prejudice against people from african decent. Age of sons, family history, order of sons, certain situations. Melchior, balthazar (commentary on the book of genesis) 15th c christian priest and theologian from spain. Argued slave should be from africa, not the caribbean (indigenous) High on reproduction ( vigorous pronatalist worldview, mcafee) Mohar (bride price from the grooms family) Child-bearing (legitimacy by who their fathers are) If a man has a wife, and has a child other than primary wife still has to be adopted by the father. Promise of descendants, then promise of land. Canaanite priest of god most high : el elyon.