This is a very useful website for quickly accessing relevant parts of the Bible to remind yourself of the contextual information for this group of poems:
http://www.biblegateway.com/
Use the Quicksearch from the main page, making sure "New International Version" is selected from the other side. (This is the most straightforward version to access)
Type in the following references to find the relevant characters:
Delilah - Judges 16: 4-20 (OLD TESTAMENT)
Salome - Mark 6: 17-8 OR Matthew 14:1-12 (NEW TESTAMENT)
Queen Herod - Matthew 2
Pilate's wife - Matthew 27: 19
Mrs Lazarus - John 11
(Don't forget, the names refer to a book of the bible. The first number is the chapter, the second number is the verse)
Some of these figures appear in history or are significant in art. It is worth having a quick browse online or in an encyclopaedia to find out more about them.
Monday, 4 January 2010
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