Biblical Allusions Project

Your task:

·  Find a Biblical Allusion from either popular song lyrics or a work of art. You may NOT use a praise or worship song, as its purpose is to teach and not an allusion.

·  Create a document that contains the song lyrics, with all relevant copyright information, and copies of the art images you find, along with all relevant artist information, including the Website that you found the lyrics or image. It should be the EXACT link.

·  For the song or work of art, write an essay that explains what biblical story the songwriter or artist is making reference to (specifically), and provide a quick summary of the story to give context to the work of art. Then you should analyze the songwriter’s or artist’s interpretation of the story. Does s/he change the story in any way? Does s/he add or delete portions of the story? If so, which one(s)? Why? Do you agree with the way the artist or songwriter has interpreted the story (does the artist/songwriter capture the true story or does s/he represent it poorly – remember don’t use the pronoun “I”)? Why do you think the artist/songwriter chose this story from the Bible and chose to depict it in this way? What does the allusion add to the song or work of art?

Look for song lyrics from any of the following sites or use Google, etc.

http://www.purelyrics.com http://www.lyricsworld.com

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/

When you search for lyrics, try using keyword searches for such biblical references as Jonah, Cain, Eden, forbidden fruit, Goliath, Philistine, manna, etc.

Look for works of art from these online collections

·  Mark Harden's Artchives http://www.artarchive.com

·  The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_Of_Art/index.asp

·  The Los Angeles Museum of Art http://www.lacma.org/

·  The National Gallery of Art http://www.nga.gov/collection/index.shtm

·  The Art Institute of Chicago http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/index.html

·  The Louvre http://www.louvre.fr/anglais/collec/coll_f.htm

Copy the image from the art museum by right-clicking on the image with your mouse, then selecting “copy image”. You may then paste the image into your Microsoft Word document by putting your cursor on the place in your document that you want to paste the image, and clicking the “clipboard” icon on your toolbar, or hitting CTRL+V or selecting “Paste” from the “Edit” menu. Be sure to indicate the title of the painting, the artist, the specifics of the piece, and where you got the image from (i.e. put the web address)

Example:

Paolo Veneziano Venetian, active 1333 - 1358/1362
The Crucifixion, c. 1340
tempera on panel, 31.8 x 37.5 cm (12 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)
Samuel H. Kress Collection Accessed at: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg1/gg1-287.0.html I should be able to enter the Web address you provide and pull up the image you accessed.