First Reading

Commentary on 1 Kings 3:5-12

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Commentary on Isaiah 44:6-8

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Commentary on Isaiah 55:10-13

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

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Commentary on Zechariah 9:9-12

The trauma of exile and restoration inspire reflection on leadership [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 28:5-9

How does God act in history? How can we discern God’s work in history? Conflict [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 20:7-13

The book of Jeremiah revisits his calling—not to celebrate it, [...]

Domenico Ghirlandaio's
Commentary on Exodus 19:2-8a

Exodus 19 marks a pivotal transition between the first two sections of the book of [...]

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Commentary on Hosea 5:15-6:6

Commentators have long puzzled over the interpretation of this passage for several reasons.1 First, they suggest [...]

Commentary on Genesis 1:1—2:4a

Genesis 1 narrates God’s magisterial creation of our universe in [...]

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Commentary on Acts 2:1-21

In attempting to describe the events of the first Christian Pentecost to the people of [...]