The Bible and Music

Throughout class, the majority of class was spent talking about King of David and Bathsheba. One of the things that I will remember for awhile is the Christian rap we listened to from Knine about David and Bathsheba. It seemed like a childish rap and actually reminded me of middle school when my English class listened to raps to help remember our vocabulary words. The background music in this rap was interesting and different. For modern children and teens, I could see them being able to retain the story of David and Bathsheba better because it is most likely easier to remember. The rap has a few differences compared to the written story and even the movie.

Another aspect discussed in class was how biblical stories can bring in ideas concerning government, power dynamics and relationships. Before we watched a scene from the 1951 film of David and Bathsheba, we discussed what adultery really means. I have known what this term represents, however we discussed the deeper meaning of it in class. When I was watching the scene from the film, I recognized how exaggerated the characters were and tried to follow the music played. This story of Bathsheba and David was entirely new to me and it was interesting to see how it was left out in certain biblical works. It is common for this story to be retold and even changed to an extent with how it was skipped over for a certain period.