The Genesis of Liberation: Biblical Interpretation in the Antebellum Narratives of the Enslaved

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Considering that the Bible was used to justify and perpetuate African

American enslavement, why would it be given such authority? In this fascinating

volume, Powery and Sadler explore how the Bible became a source of liberation for

enslaved African Americans by analyzing its function in pre-Civil War freedom

narratives. They explain the various ways in which enslaved African Americans

interpreted the Bible and used it as a source for hope, empowerment, and literacy.

The authors show that through their own engagement with the biblical text, enslaved

African Americans found a liberating word. The Genesis of

Liberation recovers the early history of black biblical interpretation and

will help to expand understandings of African American hermeneutics.