African Americans Understood Paul‘s Words While Slave Owners Twisted Them (Lisa Bowens)

Discussing her book African American Readings of Paul: Reception, Resistance, and Transformation, Dr. Lisa Bowens identifies how people twisted the Scriptures written by the Apostle Paul to promote slavery and justify it as a Christian practice. But at the same time, Dr. Bowens explains, Black Americans were interpreting Paul's writings for themselves, and throughout history, they still appealed to Pauline texts extensively to protest and resist their oppression, and ultimately to build a strong foundation for the American church. Show notes: 0:26 Hidden voices in Black Christian thought 4:25 What does sScripture actually say? 6:15 Nancy Ambrose and how Paul was preached to the enslaved 10:18 1774 Slave Petition 16:37 The slavery project and the broadening of the canon 19:40 John Jea and the miracle of literacy 25:40 Why we need to hear different voices 29:50 Salvation is spiritual and physical 34:37 For economic gain Show notes by Dominique LaCroix Credits for the music TBM podcast: hebraicthought.org/credits.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.