Contents of The Pamphlet
Old Testament
In his pamphlet Hopkins explores the Bible and systematically uses different Bible stories from the Old Testaments to prove his claim. He consistently interprets the word servant in the Bible to mean slave and thus cites the numerous instances in which the Bible talks about servants as evidence towards his claim. Some of the Bible stories that he uses are:
- The Curse of Canaan, Genesis 9:25
- Abraham and Hagar, Genesis 16:9
- The Ten Commandments
- The Jewish Laws of Servitude
New Testament
He also uses the teachings of Jesus to support his claim. He drops the systematic approach he used for the Old Testament, and begins to jump around between gospels. In this section Hopkins concludes that, since Jesus did not repeal the laws pertaining to slavery, then he did not oppose them. Since slavery was in full effect during Jesus’ life, says Hopkins, his disregard for the subject entirely must signify his approval.
Read more about this topic: A Scriptural, Ecclesiastical, And Historical View Of Slavery
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