As humans, when we read any kind of text, we subconsciously add details to that text. Seeing that no two humans have identical subconscious minds, our depiction of a text will never be identical to another’s depiction of the same text. Each person creates their own unique mental image of a text, adding details that… Continue reading Personal Depictions

Some versions of the text of the Bible are difficult to understand; however, when we try to understand the verses, we tend to form pictures in our heads of the scene. Whether that be from a former situation or simply what we think it would look like, it certainly helps us understand what the disciples… Continue reading Picturing the Bible

I never truly realized the difference between the three today and how they connect to the Bible. All are works created for entertainment but are still created differently. Operas have the sets, costumes, and music; whereas, oratorios are like operas, but without the acting. The third concept, musicals, which developed from operas, consists of singing,… Continue reading Operas, Oratorios, and Musicals . . . Oh my!

I find it so interesting that because of how different our society is from the society during the times when the Bible was written, that we tend to have different ideas of how the stories of the Bible happened. This can be compared to how operas, musicals, and oratorios are interpreted because of the entertainment.… Continue reading Interpretation of the Bible Stories

In class today we discussed how we mindlessly add context, background, and setting to the stories that we read in the bible. A specific example that we talked about was the story of the Birth of Jesus. In the text, it states that Jesus was placed in a manger when he was born. Because this… Continue reading Adding Backgrounds/Settings That Don’t Exisit

It’s rather odd, isn’t it, that we can create music without instruments in today’s day? Gone are the days of massive orchestras dominating the music performance world, for now we are in the time of DJs and people with a small laptop able to make professional quality music. What’s the benefit to this advancement of… Continue reading The Modern Era of Musical Production

I had never really thought that using different stories from the Bible as a way to entertain would be considered controversial before. After reading the part in the textbook concerning Jesus Christ, Superstar and presence of other films depicting Biblical stories, I understand not why this could cause problems with different denominations of the church. Some… Continue reading Controversy Around Biblical Entertainment

Last class, we went through a lot of different websites, apps, and computer programs that can aid in making music. For me, the websites that saved different sounds and showed them all in a line were really interesting because you can see a lot more easily how the music will turn out. This also allows… Continue reading Creating Music

On Thursday the 16th’s class we talked about all the different ways there is to make music and sounds. I thought it was cool how you can just put some different sounds and it makes a whole beat. These beats that are made by “clap”, “shout”, etc, are how some of the best songs are… Continue reading Creating Music With Apps/Sites

I found it very interesting how we talked about creating music in class and it related to God creating everything. I thought it was interesting when we talked about the music that related to God and all of his creations. I would have never thought that the music was talking about his creations. I think… Continue reading Creation and Entertainment