The Bard and the Bible
The Bard and the Bible (A Shakespeare Devotional) pairs 365 short passages from each of the two greatest works of English literature ever created, which were compiled in the same period and in the same city. It offers a year of daily readings based on verses from the King James Version of the Bible and lines from Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. The poetry of the Bard and the power of God's Word will enrich your understanding and appreciation of both, provide new ways to encounter and respond to God, and yield both intellectual stimulation and spiritual inspiration.
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Category Archives: Bard
The Bard’s Top 6 Mistakespeares
William Shakespeare is considered by many to have been the greatest writer in the English language. But even Shakespeare made mistakes. Lots of them, in fact. While we can overlook the variety of ways he spelled many words (including his … Continue reading →
10 Facts About Shakespeare That May Surprise You
1. Though Shakespeare often wrote about far-flung places in his plays, he never ventured out of England.
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Tagged Ben Jonson, Elizabeth Shakespeare, Hamlet, Hamnet, shakespeare, Sonnets, The Winter's Tale
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And Did Those Feet
I have been there. I can say I have been there. My feet have walked upon Shakespeare’s Stratford lanes (apologies to William Blake). In 1995, the lovely Robin and I traveled with our children, Aubrey and Aaron, to that “green … Continue reading →
How The Bard and the Bible began
I get mixed reactions when I tell people about my book, The Bard and the Bible (A Shakespeare Devotional).
Shakespeare’s Best Soliloquies
Everyone knows “To be or not to be,” right? That memorable line kicks off Shakespeare’s most famous soliloquy. Shoot, the most famous soliloquy. So obviously, that speech from Hamlet is number one. But what would the rest of the best be? … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hamlet, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Richard II, shakespeare, Soliloquy, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest
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My 10 Favorite Shakespearean Insults
I have posted many artful insults from Shakespeare on this site (here and here, for example), so readers of this blog will know the Shakespearean insult is an art form I appreciate. So I thought I’d take a few moments … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, As You Like It, Henry V, King Lear, Richard III, Shakespeare Insults, The Comedy of Errors, The Taming of the Shrew, Troilus and Cressida
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The Shakespeare Society of America
On a recent visit with my wife to California, our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids treated me to a visit to the Shakespeare Society of America museum, reference library, and gift shop in the oceanside town of Moss Landing, California.
The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball, Part 2
Bet you didn’t know that both the King James Version of the Bible and the Bard’s works mentioned baseball repeatedly, did you? It’s true. Last week, in honor of the start of Spring Training, this blog featured a listing of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1 Henry VI, 3 Henry Vi, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry VIII, Julius Caesar, king james version, King John, King Lear, Macbeth, Psalm, Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Troilus and Cressida
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The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball, Part 1
Baseball starts this week! Well, Spring Training, anyway. So what could be more appropriate here on The Bard and the Bible blog than a post about “The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball?” Maybe you didn’t know that both the King … Continue reading →
Brush Up Your Shakespeare with this True/False Quiz
Wanna “brush up your Shakespeare,” as Slug and Lippy sang in Kiss Me, Kate? Look no further. Here is a short true/false quiz to see if you can distinguish real Shakespeare quotes from non-Shakespeare. Which of these are from Shakespeare? … Continue reading →
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Tagged 3 Henry Vi, Christopher Marlowe, Hamlet, Henry V, John Donne, king james version, Kiss Me Kate, Othello, Proverbs, Quotes, shakespeare, The Tempest, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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