The Bible and Music

Today in class, we discussed that David is a king, making him King David. Also, Solomon is David’s son. David took the place of Saul. Music, dance, and Psalms are associated with him. Goliath is often brought up with David as well, but today we discussed David and Bathsheba. She is the mother of Solomon. David slept with her even though she is married, and this was something that, over the years, many people have hidden from the young children. For me, this was a very interesting class because I did not know hardly anything about this story before. It is interesting how different sources spin the story their own way. It is easy to blame one person over the other, but no one has ever approached the idea that Bathsheba may have been sexually assaulted, as Professor McGrath was saying. I can’t wait to learn more next class!