The "curse of Ham" has been used to legitimize slavery.
A co-edited work, Peoples of the Old Testament World, won a Biblical Archaeological Society Award..
He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Persia and the Bible, Greece and Babylon, The Archaeology of New Testament Cities in Asia Minor, Harper\'s World of the New Testament, and Africa and Africans in Antiquity.
D., Brandeis University) is professor of history emeritus at Miami University, Ohio.
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About the Author: Edwin M.
More then eighty photos, maps, and charts are included.
Readers interested in the connections between Africa and the Bible will enjoy this insightful book.
Along the way, he dispels myths, interacts with current theories, and provides readers with sound judgments as to what the Bible does and does not say.
He covers such topics as the curse of Ham\'s son Canaan, Moses\' Cushite wife, Simon the Cyrene, and afrocentric biblical interpretation.
Could Moses and Jesus have been black? Edwin Yamauchi explores the historical and archaeological background of biblical texts that refer to Africa and traces the results of past interpretations and misinterpretations.
Both Ethiopians and Arabians claim the queen of Sheba.
The "curse of Ham" has been used to legitimize slavery
