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What Is Bathsheba Unethical

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The story of David and Bathsheba is one that has been read a countless number of times by people across the globe. Over the years, it has been interpreted by each individual, and on occasion the reader relates it to a modern issue/experience to which they can relate. At times, even the portrayal of the characters can be further examined and related to modern times. One such examination can be found in an article titled Bathsheba Plotted, Shot, and Painted by J. Cheryl Exum. In this article, Exum scrutinizes the retelling of Bathsheba’s story as well as Bathsheba’s portrayal in film and art. It is noted that the story of Bathsheba and David is inaccurately portrayed; that filmmakers often take lots of liberties with vague biblical wording. The story of what appears to be a rape is turned into a romantic love story by directors who decide to paint David in a kind light. With the idea of being painted in kind light, the article makes clear …show more content…

What really was most interesting about this article was how they implied the idea that ethical commissions, regularly scheduled audits was mentioned specifically, in a way take the place of God. Throughout the entire article, we saw comparisons to David’s lack of ethics and modern leaders lack of ethics, as well as how that led to severe problems, but they only briefly talk of David’s punishment. I think the punishment after David’s ethics breach is something that could really be discussed more. David continues to be a king, and a fairly successful one, but can the same be said for leaders in modern times? I think the article fails in continuing the analogy here. It is stressed that leaders should act ethically, and the dangers of unethical behavior and why progressive steps should be taken to catch it, but moving past ethical violations is something that is just as important as those other

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