The Selling of Joseph
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The Selling of Joseph is a 1700 anti-slavery pamphlet that is considered one of the earliest abolitionist tracts published in colonial New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Selling of Joseph canonical | 2 |
| anti-slavery pamphlet "The Selling of Joseph" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Selling of Joseph Context triple: [Samuel Sewall, wrote, The Selling of Joseph]
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A.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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B.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
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C.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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D.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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E.
Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the traditional divisions of the ancient Israelite people, each descended from one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Selling of Joseph Target entity description: The Selling of Joseph is a 1700 anti-slavery pamphlet that is considered one of the earliest abolitionist tracts published in colonial New England.
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A.
Joseph and His Brothers
Joseph and His Brothers is a monumental four-part novel cycle by Thomas Mann that retells and elaborates the biblical story of Joseph with rich psychological, historical, and mythological detail.
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B.
Joseph the Betrothed
Joseph the Betrothed is the New Testament figure revered as the earthly husband of Mary and legal father of Jesus, honored in Christian tradition as a model of righteousness and humble obedience to God.
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C.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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D.
A Beggar in Jerusalem
A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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E.
Twelve Tribes of Israel
The Twelve Tribes of Israel are the traditional divisions of the ancient Israelite people, each descended from one of the twelve sons of the biblical patriarch Jacob.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist work
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anti-slavery tract ⓘ pamphlet ⓘ |
| arguesThat | all men have equal right to liberty ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | early American abolitionism ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Sewall ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Massachusetts judge ⓘ |
| authorReligiousAffiliation | Puritan ⓘ |
| circulation | limited colonial New England circulation ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
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surface form:
Colonial Massachusetts
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| criticizes |
African slave trade
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perpetual hereditary slavery ⓘ |
| dateOfPrinting | June 24, 1700 ⓘ |
| format | printed pamphlet ⓘ |
| genre |
political pamphlet
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religious tract ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | 20th-century scholarly editions ⓘ |
| hasReprint | 19th-century reprints ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
earliest printed anti-slavery tract in New England
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one of the earliest anti-slavery pamphlets published in colonial New England ⓘ |
| inCollection | early American anti-slavery writings ⓘ |
| influenced | later New England abolitionist thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArgument | questions legality of perpetual servitude in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| legalContext | slavery in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African slavery in New England
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abolitionism ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| mentionsBiblicalFigure | Joseph ⓘ |
| moralArgument |
claims slavery is inconsistent with Christian charity
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claims slavery is inconsistent with natural rights ⓘ |
| notesOnRace | criticizes enslavement of Africans ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 3 pages ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
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| positionOnSlavery | opposes slavery ⓘ |
| printer | Bartholomew Green ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1700 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bartholomew Green ⓘ |
| regionContext | New England ⓘ |
| religiousArgumentType | covenant theology-based critique of slavery ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Puritan ⓘ |
| repository |
American Antiquarian Society
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Massachusetts Historical Society ⓘ |
| survivingCopies | rare ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis |
Biblical arguments against slavery
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Christian moral principles ⓘ |
| title | The Selling of Joseph self-link ⓘ |
| usesBiblicalNarrative | story of Joseph sold into slavery ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
anti-slavery pamphlet "The Selling of Joseph"