The Bible and Music

After we presented out scavenger hunt on Thursday, I was interested if songs with biblical allusions were easy to find without really looking for them. It was mentioned in class that songs with biblical allusions are all over and in a lot of songs that we did not think would have biblical allusions. So, this weekend, I just listened to the radio, spotify, and pandora to try to find songs.

I wanted to find song that either I did not find on my list, or was not mentioned in class. I was able to find songs, but it was harder because I really had to think if the artist really was alluding to the bible or if it was just a coincidence. If a song started taking about water, that is when I really started to listen. Water is a big theme or major item mentioned in songs alluding to the bible.

Over the course of a weekend, I found that it is hard to find songs with biblical allusions, but they are everywhere. If you really want to find a song with a biblical allusion, there is a good chance that your favorite song has one.