The Bible and Music

Today in class we went over the findings of our scavenger hunt for biblical allusions in music. All of the songs that people have found I had never heard before today, except for Viva la Vida by Coldplay. What I have discovered is that many songs that are secular have references to the Bible and sometimes multiple in the same song. Being in this class and doing this exercise has lead me to discover that I know many songs with Biblical allusions already. Artists who have backgrounds in religion will reference it in their songs because it is just background knowledge for them. For people who don’t have the background in the Bible, listening to these songs where these references are it would go over their heads but for those who do catch it, it bring a sense of connection to the artist and the meaning in their music.