Is the Bible a Tool of Oppression?

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Is the Bible a tool of oppression? Is it an ancient text that has caused more harm than good? Is it a book which holds us back from modern progress? Surely, we can navigate our way to liberation without the Bible. In this Short Answers video, Clare Williams explores how the Bible tells a compelling story of God’s liberating work in human history.

About Clare Williams: https://realquestions.co.uk/about

The “slave Bible” Clare mentions is described here: https://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/theconveyor/the-slave-bible-of-1807/

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