Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: bono@andromeda.rutgers.edu.rutgers.edu (Joseph Bono) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Help Wanted: Scripture References in Music Message-ID: Date: 17 Dec 90 00:43:52 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Rutgers University, Newark, NJ Lines: 27 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Hi, I was wondering if someone out there can help me out. I am a sponsor cathecist for a confirmation class. We are currently studying Hebrew Scriptures (with Christian Scriptures to follow, of cuss). Some of this is very dry to the students. To "liven" it up, I was hoping to make a connect- ion between Scripture and music, something that these 9th graders seem to relate to very well. I am hoping that if they see this connection from some of their favorite artist, they might become curious. Does anyone know of ref- erences to Scripture in music? I know of the Byrds song "Turn, Turn, Turn" (taken almost entirely from Ecclesiastes 3), the Don Henley song "The End of the Innocence" which reverses the "turning swords into plowshears" quote. I also vaguely recall a U2 song that is taken from one of the Psalms. Please e-mail any repsonses to me, as I don't read the newsgroup very often. If I get a significant response, I'll post. Thanx in advance for any help! <>< ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joe Bono | "A boy without mischief is like a Rutgers University | bowling ball without a liquid center" Newark, NJ | - Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons" bono@andromeda.rutgers.edu or | motown!xybion!jbono@rutgers.edu | Go NJ Giants! (no relation to Sonny) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~