The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids and Bach's Cantata

Running head: THE PARABLE OF THE TEN BRIDESMAIDS AND BACH'S CANTATA
THE PARABLE OF THE TEN BRIDESMAIDS AND BACH'S CANTATA
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1THE PARABLE OF THE TEN BRIDESMAIDS AND BACH'S CANTATA
Response to question 1:
The term Cantata was invented in the seventeenth century in Italy and refers to a
musical piece written for simply voice or voices along with instrumentals. This type of music
is administered to works consisting solo voice or multiple soloists, a vocal ensemble and even
with instrumental accompaniment of piano or instrumental ensemble like an orchestra.
Cantata, which is sung; is the exact opposite of Sonata, which is played is more resourceful
than any simple song that is not an opera or a mass or any other form of ceremonial
composition. However, a cantata can also have two forms- secular and religious (Jacobs,
2017).
Response to question 2:
The Parable of the Ten Virgins explains the return of Jesus Christ at an unknown
hour. In the New Testament (Brown, 2015), Jesus Christ has been portrayed as the
“bridegroom” of the Church and the parable describes his return to the church. According to
(Zivadinovic, 2018), the ten virgins may have been the bridesmaids assisting the bride and
expected to meet the groom as and when he came back from the house of the bride. Five of
the bridesmaids were not allowed inside the party since their lamps extinguished and
considered outsiders. The rest five were wise enough to carry extra oil and even the Lord
could not help those who did not carry extra oil.
The parable teaches us to be prepared for emergencies at all times irrespective of what we are
doing and that God helps those whom help themselves. We have to be prepared in such a way
that we do not have to make things right when emergency arrives. It teaches us to live a self-
controlled, godly and upright life in this age and wait for the appearance of our Saviour.