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Spotify goes The Bible

October 28th, 2009

The Bible in Living Sound – Baby Moses – Spotify Link

It’s funny that when you think you know all the possible genres and themes that can appear in Spotify, you get surprised, again.

This time it’s about religion, Christian religion, that is. Not one but several ways to approach the theme of the bible, each one of them with its own style. On one side we have the tell-a-tale version, with ‘Re-enacted bible stories‘ (spotify link), it’s a huge collection of passages from the Holy Book. The style is intended to be amusing and probably directed to children. The production quality is remarcable, adding musical arrangements and an assortment of voice actors. It isn’t a bad idea at all, if you want your children to study the subject without much complaint.

The Old Testament is read in a more serious manner in ‘Readings from the Bible – Old Testament‘ (spotify link) compiled by Sholem Asch and read by Harry Fleetwood (this is another record that belongs to the great Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution).

Old Testament – Compiled by Sholem Asch – Read by Harry Fleetwood – Spotify Link

The most serious approach is the ‘Inductive Bible Stud y‘ (spotify link), asking you to submerge in the bible and learn ‘How to study through the scriptures effectively’ (as advertised on the cover).

How to Study Through the Scriptures Effectively – Dan Finfrock – Spotify Link

This blog being devoted to the spoken word so I’ve just sampled what there is on the matter of the Bible on Spotify. Of course, there’s plenty of religion related music, starting for huge collections of Gospel or classical music. Just go search for any of those keywords (try baptist, gospel or mass, for example).