Exodus and emancipation : Biblical and African-American slavery /
Presenting a new perspective on the saga of the enslavement of the Jewish people and their departure from Egypt, this study compares the Jewish experience with that of African-American slaves in the United States, as well as the latter group's subsequent fight for dignity and equality. This con...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jerusalem ; New York :
Urim Publications,
©2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Presenting a new perspective on the saga of the enslavement of the Jewish people and their departure from Egypt, this study compares the Jewish experience with that of African-American slaves in the United States, as well as the latter group's subsequent fight for dignity and equality. This consideration dives deeply into the biblical narrative, using classical and modern commentaries to explore the social, psychological, religious, and philosophical dimensions of the slave experience and mentality. It draws on slave narratives, published letters, eyewitness accounts, and recorded interviews with former slaves, together with historical, sociological, economic, and political analyses of this era. The book explores the five major needs of every long-term victim and journeys through these five stages with the Israelite and the African-American slaves on their historical path toward physical and psychological freedom. This rich, multi-dimensional collage of parallel and contrasting experiences is designed to enrich readers' understanding of the plight of these two groups. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (446 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-420) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789655240863 965524086X 9789655240207 9655240207 9789655240856 9655240851 |
