How did slave owners in America approach the book of Exodus when giving bible lessons to their slaves? Did they skip over the book entirely or just interpret the freedom from bondage in a different way?

by trillysmalls
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Hey there, take a look at these previous threads:

In reading accounts of American slavery, I constantly run across instances where masters read to their slaves from the Bible, including from the Old Testament--did anybody ever suggest that this practice, particularly reading "Exodus" to slaves might be a bad idea? by u/ihateeskimos2 and u/subterraneus

In the Antebellum South, how did plantation preachers treat the story of Moses and its anti-slavery elements? by u/sowser