Author: Mark Holland Genesis 9:18-29 The Curse of Ham. This passage served for centuries as the Biblical justification for slavery. Noah came off the ark, planted a vineyard, got drunk, and passed out naked in his tent. Ham stumbled into the tent, saw his father’s nakedness, and reported the unhappy experience to his brothers. When Noah came to, he issued a curse that Ham, the father … [Read more...] about Interpreting Slavery in the Bible
History of Interpretation
A United Methodist View of Scripture
The United Methodist Book of Discipline guides our church in the use and interpretation of Scripture. In the Section "Doctrinal Standards and Our Shared Theological Task" there is a great section about the Quadrilateral of Reason, Experience, Scripture, and Tradition (Easy to remember as R.E.S.T.). Here is an excerpt from ¶ 105 on Scripture (pages 84-85). While we acknowledge the primacy of … [Read more...] about A United Methodist View of Scripture
