Keywords
Antebellum, Slavery, Bible
Abstract
Rligious leader Joseph Smith put it eloquently when he stated that early nineteenth-century religious leaders "understood the same passages of cripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling . .. question[s] by an appeal to the Bible." 1 The debates surrounding slavery during the antebellum era validate Smith's statement. With compelling arguments, religious leaders between 1830 and 1860 condoned and condemned slavery, using the Bible to support their claims.
Recommended Citation
McConkie, Sara
(2009)
"A War of Words: Old Testament Slavery Debates in Antebellum Era,"
The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 38:
Iss.
1, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol38/iss1/11
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