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The Temptation of Modern-Day Slave Bibles

Slave owners were not “men of their time;” they were men of all times.

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Aaron Earls
Sep 12, 2023
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Does the Bible condone slavery? The creators of the so-called “Slave Bible” may have said so, but their actions toward the Bible said otherwise. While we may want to dismiss them as merely part of their own day, their choices provide insight into persistent attitudes toward Scripture that affect u…

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