Question

What is Sojourner Truth's attitude toward the Bible? End of exam A. She depends on professional theologians to make sense of it for her. B. She believes that every word in the Bible is from God. C. She accepts as true only what's true in her own experience. D. She says it's a tool of whites to explain that slavery is morally acceptable

Answer 1

In my opinion, the correct answer is C. She accepts as true only what's true in her own experience. She is very pious, and the name she chose for herself confirms that. She does believe the Bible, but she won't let white men interpret it to their advantage and manipulate the underprivileged (such as blacks, and women, and especially black women) by telling them it's God's will that they are less worthy. "Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him." She claims the right to be a part of God's plan, as a woman. Even though she doesn't explicitly say it in her short speech, she implies that Bible couldn't possibly be true if it excluded Eve and her female descendants - as well as her black ones.