Jeremy Schipper
Biographic Data
| ID | 3965586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeremy Schipper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeremy |
| FAMILY NAME | Schipper |
| SIGNATURE | SCHIPPER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-0732-5938 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Racialized Interpretations of Song of Songs 5: 10A in Nineteenth-Century America
The history of racialized readings of Song of Songs 1:5a is well documented within contemporary biblical scholarship. Although not as prevalent, Sg. 5:10a also has a history of racialized readings—especially throughout the nineteenth century in the United States—which biblical scholars have overlooked. This article provides an overview of representative examples of interpretations of Sg. 5:10a from academic and popular sources to fill in a neglec…
The Promises of Scripture Were All for the Black People”: Sojourner Truth on the Blood of Abel and the Lamb
In a speech delivered on July 4, 1854, Sojourner Truth declared “the blood of one man, Abel, did not call from the ground in vain [Genesis 4:10]. The promises of Scripture were all for the black people.” Some recent biographers of Truth interpret this as a reference to the curse of Cain (Genesis 4:11–13), which, they contend, Truth calls down upon white people. Other scholars have shown how some nineteenth-century Black interpreters used the Cain…
Hide the Outcasts: Isaiah 16:3–4 and Fugitive Slave Laws
Isaiah 16:3–4, part of an obscure prophecy about ancient Moab, appeared frequently in nineteenth-century writings about slavery in the United States, particularly in the context of opposition to fugitive slave laws. The verses were linked with other biblical passages to create a network of proof texts to justify assisting persons who escaped slavery. Eventually, the line “hide the outcast” from verse 3 took on a life of its own as an abolitionist…
Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial
A timely and provocative account of the Bible's role in one of the most consequential episodes in the history of slaveryOn July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted of plotting what might have been the largest insurrection against slaveholders in US history. Witnesses claimed that Vesey appealed to numerous biblical texts to promote and justify the revolt. While sentencing Ves…
The Blessing of Ham: Genesis 9:1 in Early African American Biblical Scholarship
Much of the recent scholarship on Noah’s curse (Genesis 9:20–27) has focused on how the myth of Ham has factored into debates over slavery and other anti-Black biblical interpretations. Yet Sylvester A. Johnson argues convincingly that in the late nineteenth century, the “myth of Ham” was used primarily to explain racial origins rather than to justify or condemn slavery. To provide nuance to Johnson’s point, this article argues that some influent…
Black Samson: The Untold Story of an American Icon
Religion, Race, and the Wife of Ham
On Such Texts Comment is Unnecessary”: Biblical Interpretation in the Trial of Denmark Vesey
On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina for allegedly plotting an insurrection involving enslaved persons. During his trial, several witnesses testified about Vesey’s interpretations of biblical texts. When sentencing Vesey to death, Lionel H. Kennedy accused Vesey of “attempting to pervert the sacred words of God into a sanction for crimes of the blackest hue.” As many scholars have noted, Vesey and Kennedy choose…
Plotting Bodies in Biblical Narrative
Scholars often argue that physical description in the Hebrew Bible narrative is used primarily to convey important information for the understanding the plot, rather than a clear visual image of the character, for the reader. This chapter examines some of the implications of this argument for the critical study of disability and nondisability imagery in biblical narrative. It argues that the two most frequent types of physical description in bibl…
Blemishes, Camouflage, and Sanctuary Service: The Priestly Deity and His Attendants
Leviticus 21:16-24 enumerate twelve blemishes that disqualify a priest from altar service. We argue that the Holiness Legislation's laws against physically blemished priests serving in the sanctuary are fundamentally related to the Priestly myth's larger characterization of the Israelite god as a superhuman king, its corresponding understanding of the cult, and, in particular, its views of divine perception. YHWH, whose great powers can effect bo…
Disability Studies and Biblical Literature
The primary aim of this volume is to synthesize the two fields of disability studies and biblical studies. It illustrates how academic or critical biblical scholarship has shown that many texts involv
Mosaic Disability and Identity in Exodus 4: 10; 6:12, 30
In the book of Exodus, Moses describes himself as having a speech difficulty at three different points (4:10; 6:12, 30). These descriptions occur at points in the narrative in which his complex relationship to the Egyptians or Hebrews is at issue. Informed by the burgeoning field of disability studies, this article explores the construction of Moses' identity in the book of Exodus in order to show that his references to his disability provide mor…
Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story
Chapter One - He was Grounded, Surrounded, with Nothing to Say: Mephibosheth, Biblical Criticism and Disability Studies. Chapter Two - Teacher Mephibosheth, Is My Decision Right?: Mephibosheth in the History of Interpretation. Chapter Three - A Body Fit for a King: Disability and the Politics of Royal Representation in the Ancient Near East. Chapter Four - Disabling Boundaries: Mephibosheth and the Problems of Flat Interpretation. Chapter Five - …
Disability Studies and Biblical Literature
The primary aim of this volume is to synthesize the two fields of disability studies and biblical studies. It illustrates how academic or critical biblical scholarship has shown that many texts involv
On Such Texts Comment is Unnecessary”: Biblical Interpretation in the Trial of Denmark Vesey
On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina for allegedly plotting an insurrection involving enslaved persons. During his trial, several witnesses testified about Vesey’s interpretations of biblical texts. When sentencing Vesey to death, Lionel H. Kennedy accused Vesey of “attempting to pervert the sacred words of God into a sanction for crimes of the blackest hue.” As many scholars have noted, Vesey and Kennedy choose…
Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial
A timely and provocative account of the Bible's role in one of the most consequential episodes in the history of slaveryOn July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted of plotting what might have been the largest insurrection against slaveholders in US history. Witnesses claimed that Vesey appealed to numerous biblical texts to promote and justify the revolt. While sentencing Ves…
Religion, Race, and the Wife of Ham
Disability Studies and the Hebrew Bible: Figuring Mephibosheth in the David Story
Chapter One - He was Grounded, Surrounded, with Nothing to Say: Mephibosheth, Biblical Criticism and Disability Studies. Chapter Two - Teacher Mephibosheth, Is My Decision Right?: Mephibosheth in the History of Interpretation. Chapter Three - A Body Fit for a King: Disability and the Politics of Royal Representation in the Ancient Near East. Chapter Four - Disabling Boundaries: Mephibosheth and the Problems of Flat Interpretation. Chapter Five - …
Mosaic Disability and Identity in Exodus 4: 10; 6:12, 30
In the book of Exodus, Moses describes himself as having a speech difficulty at three different points (4:10; 6:12, 30). These descriptions occur at points in the narrative in which his complex relationship to the Egyptians or Hebrews is at issue. Informed by the burgeoning field of disability studies, this article explores the construction of Moses' identity in the book of Exodus in order to show that his references to his disability provide mor…
Disability Studies and Biblical Literature
The primary aim of this volume is to synthesize the two fields of disability studies and biblical studies. It illustrates how academic or critical biblical scholarship has shown that many texts involv
Blemishes, Camouflage, and Sanctuary Service: The Priestly Deity and His Attendants
Leviticus 21:16-24 enumerate twelve blemishes that disqualify a priest from altar service. We argue that the Holiness Legislation's laws against physically blemished priests serving in the sanctuary are fundamentally related to the Priestly myth's larger characterization of the Israelite god as a superhuman king, its corresponding understanding of the cult, and, in particular, its views of divine perception. YHWH, whose great powers can effect bo…
Plotting Bodies in Biblical Narrative
Scholars often argue that physical description in the Hebrew Bible narrative is used primarily to convey important information for the understanding the plot, rather than a clear visual image of the character, for the reader. This chapter examines some of the implications of this argument for the critical study of disability and nondisability imagery in biblical narrative. It argues that the two most frequent types of physical description in bibl…
On Such Texts Comment is Unnecessary”: Biblical Interpretation in the Trial of Denmark Vesey
On July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina for allegedly plotting an insurrection involving enslaved persons. During his trial, several witnesses testified about Vesey’s interpretations of biblical texts. When sentencing Vesey to death, Lionel H. Kennedy accused Vesey of “attempting to pervert the sacred words of God into a sanction for crimes of the blackest hue.” As many scholars have noted, Vesey and Kennedy choose…
The Blessing of Ham: Genesis 9:1 in Early African American Biblical Scholarship
Much of the recent scholarship on Noah’s curse (Genesis 9:20–27) has focused on how the myth of Ham has factored into debates over slavery and other anti-Black biblical interpretations. Yet Sylvester A. Johnson argues convincingly that in the late nineteenth century, the “myth of Ham” was used primarily to explain racial origins rather than to justify or condemn slavery. To provide nuance to Johnson’s point, this article argues that some influent…
Black Samson: The Untold Story of an American Icon
Religion, Race, and the Wife of Ham
Hide the Outcasts: Isaiah 16:3–4 and Fugitive Slave Laws
Isaiah 16:3–4, part of an obscure prophecy about ancient Moab, appeared frequently in nineteenth-century writings about slavery in the United States, particularly in the context of opposition to fugitive slave laws. The verses were linked with other biblical passages to create a network of proof texts to justify assisting persons who escaped slavery. Eventually, the line “hide the outcast” from verse 3 took on a life of its own as an abolitionist…
Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial
A timely and provocative account of the Bible's role in one of the most consequential episodes in the history of slaveryOn July 2, 1822, Denmark Vesey, a formerly enslaved man, was hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. He was convicted of plotting what might have been the largest insurrection against slaveholders in US history. Witnesses claimed that Vesey appealed to numerous biblical texts to promote and justify the revolt. While sentencing Ves…
The Promises of Scripture Were All for the Black People”: Sojourner Truth on the Blood of Abel and the Lamb
In a speech delivered on July 4, 1854, Sojourner Truth declared “the blood of one man, Abel, did not call from the ground in vain [Genesis 4:10]. The promises of Scripture were all for the black people.” Some recent biographers of Truth interpret this as a reference to the curse of Cain (Genesis 4:11–13), which, they contend, Truth calls down upon white people. Other scholars have shown how some nineteenth-century Black interpreters used the Cain…
Racialized Interpretations of Song of Songs 5: 10A in Nineteenth-Century America
The history of racialized readings of Song of Songs 1:5a is well documented within contemporary biblical scholarship. Although not as prevalent, Sg. 5:10a also has a history of racialized readings—especially throughout the nineteenth century in the United States—which biblical scholars have overlooked. This article provides an overview of representative examples of interpretations of Sg. 5:10a from academic and popular sources to fill in a neglec…
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