The Bulls of Bashan
Roy Blizzard III © 2023 In Psalms 22, the Psalm that Jesus quotes from the cross, we read in verse 12 in the KJV and verse 13 in the Hebrew text that “Many bulls have encompassed me; strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round.” This appears to the average reader pretty straightforward when it’s […]
Greater Love Hath No Man, The Real Meaning
Excerpted from Roy’s book The Gospel of John, An Actual Translation Roy Blizzard III © 2012 John 15:13 “A man does not have love greater than this; he gives himself on behalf of his chosen.”(Often translated erroneously as beloved, see verse 14 below, since it can have a dual meaning. This passage is one of […]
What Does the Shema Mean to Me
Roy Blizzard III © 2013 This is “The Shema”; Deuteronomy 6:4-9, King James Version (KJV) 4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I […]