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Biblical Allusion in Dylan's Lyrics

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Introduction:
"Dylan's music reflects scores of influences, including the Bible. See how much you know about the influence of the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures on the lyrics of Bob Dylan."


1. True or false: Before his conversion to Christianity, Dylan alluded to the Hebrew Scriptures in his song lyrics, but not to the New Testament.
    True
    False


2. Some have seriously argued that the Joker in "All Along the Watchtower" represents:
    Satan
    The Apostle Paul
    Abraham
    Jesus Christ


3. It has been argued that the Jokerman in "Jokerman" represents:
    Anti-Christ
    Jesus Christ
    All of these
    Israel


4. The line, "There's been rumors of wars and wars that have been...", from "Let Me Die in my Footsteps" alludes to a statement made by Christ. In what book of the Bible?
    Revelation
    Job
    Acts
    Matthew


5. The line "But I know I ain't no prophet / An' I ain't no prophet's son" from the song "Long Time Gone" refers to what book of the Bible?
    Amos
    Genesis
    Revelation
    Hosea


6. The lyric "And the first one now / Will later be last" in "The Times They Are A' Changing" alludes to what book of the Bible?
    James
    Genesis
    Matthew
    Isaiah


7. In "With God on Our Side" the speaker has "for many a dark hour" been thinking about what?
    The indoctrination in his school
    The manner of Christ's betrayal
    World peace
    How he was saved


8. In what song does Dylan allude to the exodus of the Hebrews, singing, "And like Pharaoh's tribe, they'll be drowned in the tide."
    Lay Down Your Weary Tune
    All Along the Watchtower
    Highway 61
    When the Ship Comes In


9. What Biblical figure is mentioned in "Tombstone Blues"?
    Delilah
    John the Baptist
    Neither of these
    Both of these


10. Which Biblical figure is NOT mentioned in "Desolation Row?"
    Jesus Christ
    The Good Samaritan
    Cain and Abel
    Noah


11. The album "John Wesley Harding" draws Biblical allusions most heavily from which of the following books?
    Leviticus
    Isaiah
    Romans
    Esther


12. Name ONE of the two books of the Bible that Dylan says are the Jokerman's only teachers in the song "Jokerman." (Hint: Both are books of the law.)
    Numbers
    Leviticus
    Exodus
    Gospel of John


13. In "Foot of Pride", Dylan sings "up on the stage they’ll be trying to get water out of rocks." He is alluding to the action of what Biblical figure?
    Elijah
    Judas Iscariot
    Jesus Christ
    Moses


14. To what Biblical figure does Dylan allude in the first stanza of "Highway 61?"
    Answer: (One Word, first name only)


15. In what song does Bob Dylan probably allude to the following scripture: "And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: And, behold, there cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken down unto the ground" (Isaiah 21:8-9).
    The Wicked Messenger
    All Along the Watchtower
    Jokerman
    I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine


16. What one song probably alludes to all four of the following scriptures?

(1) "..and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied" (Leviticus 26:26)

(2) "Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not." (Isaiah 42:20)

(3) "God will not cast away a perfect man...'till he fill thy mouth with laughing" (Job 8:20-21).

(4) "They build upon Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity" (Micah 3:10)
    Rainy Day Women
    The Wicked Messenger
    I Pity the Poor Immigrant
    All Along the Watchtower


17. In 1987, Bob Dylan opened a tour by saying, "I'm going to sing a song about my hero." He then went into a rendition of what Biblical-allusion-laced song?
    In the Garden
    Jokerman
    Neighbourhood Bully
    Lenny Bruce


18. Based on a Biblical allusion in "Sweetheart Like You," who might we guess is the Sweetheart's father?
    Israel
    Satan
    God
    Anti Christ


19. In "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar," which of the following does the groom most likely represent?
    Jesus Christ
    John the Baptist
    Satan
    Jacob


20. What Biblical character is mentioned by name in "Every Grain of Sand"?
    Jesus Christ
    Abraham
    Noah
    Cain


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