Reading Notes: Bible Women, Reading B

("Susanna and the Elders"; Web Source: Wikimedia)

Bible Women by Laura Gibbs but taken from King James Bible 

I am not familiar with Susanna's story, so this one intrigued me. After learning the content of this story, I  understood why I did not know this story because it involved a lot more sexual content. The story introduces Susanna, a beautiful girl, who was married to Joacim. Susanna and her family were very religious. Joacim was really wealthy and had a cool garden where people hung out at. Some of the guys hanging out at the garden had a crush on the wife. They even tried not looking at Susanna because she was hot. They liked looking at her but tried hiding their feelings. They were like let's go eat dinner and both were lying just because they both wanted to see her alone, like they were obsessed with her. She showered, and they watched. They snuck into the shower and confessed and blackmailed her. She decided to take the blackmail and maintain her integrity. She screamed and servants were confused why because she didn't say anything. She was going to be condemned to death because of the guys, but God listened and saved her. Daniel asked what tree they were sitting under, and they both lied and said different ones. The old guys were killed. The story's moral seems to be to keep your integrity even if it seems that there is no right path. I would want to narrate this but maybe switch up the gender and see how or if this story changes with that. I would also want to extend the story at the end to a less abrupt end than the guys just died. I would want her background to be less religious as well to see how or whether this changes the story. The details I would want to maintain is the blackmail for the sexual purpose and maintenance of integrity.