There are many similarities between Bob Marley’s songs and the Biblical book of Exodus. Bob

Exodus is the second book of the Bible. Exodus follows after Jacob and his family arrived in Egypt and after Joseph died. After Joseph died the new Egyptian pharaoh began to realize that the Israelite population was on the rise and oppressed them by making them slaves. The story of Exodus follows the oppression of the Israelites, Rise of Moses, The Exodus, and Mount Sinai.

The plagues of blood, frogs, gnats, flies, livestock, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, and death caused the Pharaoh of Egypt to finally free the people of Israel. But the people of Israel leaving with Moses not only served as an effect of the plagues, but also as a cause for the death of the Pharaoh. Following their release, the Egyptian army pursued Moses and the Israelites and planned to enslave them once more. The army caught up to Moses when they were at the Red Sea, but God’s plan was not for the Israelites to return to slavery. He told Moses to raise his staff just as he had in Egypt several times, and when he did, the waters of the Red Sea dispersed and left a path for the Israelites to travel across in order to escape Pharaoh’s army. Continuing to chase after the Israelites, the Egyptians entered the Red Sea using the path created by God. But once each Israelite had safely crossed the sea, God let loose the waters, and all of the Egyptians trapped in the rushing waters drowned. By this final act of God, His power was made clear and the grace and love He has for His people was undoubtedly

     The Jews were not free. The pharaoh’s army chased them with a force of six hundred men towards the Red Sea. When the Jews

A lot of the early belief system of Rastafarianism was built off of hate for white people and what was have done to the black nation as a whole. Now Rastas stand against hate, jealousy, envy, deceit, craftiness, treachery, etc. Another belief that has changed over the time is that Rastas believed that Haile Selassie was god, but now most of the Rastafarian community know that there is a god besides him. They now call Selassie the second coming of

The Rastafari movement is a positive movement that promotes peace amongst all, self-respect, self -awareness, and respect for others.

Christianity and Rastafarianism are both rooted in Judaism and draw from the Hebrew sacred scriptures. Rastafarianism evolved as a reaction to the Christianity that was imposed upon African-American slaves and their descendents. There are several other aspects in which these two religions are similar, the purpose of this paper is to explore some of those similarities.

Rastafari is an African religion that is still relatively new. The religion was developed in the 1930s in Jamaica after Haile Selassie was named the King of Ethiopia. The followers of this religion believe that Selassie is God and that he will return all of the black people displaced from slavery and colonization to Africa. Bob Marley’s music and success helped spread the religion. The Rastafarians believe that black people are the chosen people of God. Some of the religious practices in the religion include smoking and inhaling marijuana. The purpose of the marijuana is to increase a person’s spiritual state of mind and awareness. Most Rastafarians have long

The Rastafarian religion uses it to get closer to God and know them more; the way Bob Marley used it. Bob Marley has helped to bring messages of peace, love, equality, and human rights to many people across the world. His mission to bring peace to the world still reigns today; help to become part of the mission by treating others with love and kindness instead of being rude and snooty. Respect, love, and treat everyone equal and we can possibly finish Bob Marley’s

His growing style encompassed every aspect in the rise of Jamaican music, from ska to contemporary reggae. Marley’s lyrics lifted spirits and united nations. Robert Nesta Marley is put on a higher thresh hold that any before him, he stands on the podium as the greatest musician in this century. Through reggae Marley lives on influencing many well known bands today. Marley sang of love and above all else “Jah” a god in one of the many religions worshiped in Jamaica. The religion most commonly associated with Jamaican culture is Rastafarianism. This group of free spirited natives known as the Rastafarian’s belive in the spiritual use of marijuana, known to this island as “Ganja”. They speak Patios, pronounced (pa-twaa), an extreme Jamaican slang of the English language. Rastafarians live off the land and worship freely in the green mountains of the inner island. From an economic stand point Jamaica is generally a poor country with an average family income of 2,000 dollars a year. As a result Jamaican people rely heavily on the precious U.S. dollar brought in through tourism. Jamaica’s number one source for trade is Bauxite. The mineral rock Bauxite is rich within the rocky coast of the island. Although the overall status of Jamaican society remains poor, the abundant source of fish, fruits, and spices keep the natives well fed. Curry goat and Akki (saltfish/eggs) fill the bellies of Jamaicans everyday. Among my favorites are jerk pork and

Jazmyn leads the women and children through the vast and empty desert, as Moses lead his people.

In the 1930s, right after coronation of Haile Selassie I as emperor of Ethiopia, a religious following was started in Jamaica known as Rastafari, an Abrahamic belief.The most famous Rastafari is arguably Bob Marley, whose reggae music gained the Jamaican movement international recognition. Spiritual and moral traits vary widely within the religion, causing members to either to see it as a way of life or more as a religion. But what is uniting members across the world is the messiahship and divinity of the first emperor, Selassie.

Rastafari is, before it is anything else, a way of life. It offers approaches and answers to real problems black people face in daily living; it promotes spiritual resilience in the face of oppressive poverty and underdevelopment. It produces art, music and cultural forms, which can be universally recognized and appreciated. More important, Rastafari provides a positive self-image, an alternative to people who need and cannot find or accept one elsewhere. Even with its black foundation and orientation, Rastafarianism is open to anyone, of any race, who chooses to discover and is able to accept it.

Reggae music has become one Jamaica’s leading exports. Reggae music deals with many issues that concern the Rastafarians such as black unity, freedom and rights for all people in the world, as well as the oppression of the world’s people. Rastafarians are located mostly in Jamaica but there are significant numbers in London and New York City. Rastafarians agree on two principles of faith only: (1) that Haile Selassie I the king of kings, the lord of lords, Conquering Lion of the

During the post Civil Rights era, blacks in the United States had just received rights through the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and the 1968 Fair Housing Act. This federal legislation ended legal segregation and other discriminations that were deeply entrenched in American society. By the mid-1960s, Bob Marley ”[immersed] himself into the faith by Rastafari”(bobmarley.com). Rastafarianism is a religion, popular among Black Jamaicans, “[combining] Protestant Christianity, mysticism, and a Pan-African political consciousness”. At this time in his life, Bob Marley became more conscious about not just only the political issues in Jamaica, but the political issues and racial issues all over the world.

Like in the earlier years, it can be seen in this story that Christianity was the most dominant and highly accepted religion in Jamaica. Having contrasting beliefs and practices, individuals would be shunned and ostracized. The author illustrates this idea by showing how Darren’s passionate beliefs in Rastafarianism had resulted in him being kicked out of his house. He was told to “never to come back until he had given up that Rasta foolishness.” Today, the Caribbean has become religiously diverse with a tolerance for different