Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25
The Gospel reading for the First Sunday of Advent (Matthew 24:36-44) began the new liturgical [...]
Gospel
Commentary on Matthew 2:13-23
Egypt is a place of refuge. This African country is a safe haven. As the [...]
Commentary on John 1:[1-9], 10-18
The term “prologue” comes from the Greek logos, meaning “word” [...]
Commentary on Matthew 2:1-12
It seems we go forward and then backward. At least in terms of these studies [...]
Commentary on Matthew 3:13-17
God is not ecstatic. The Creator is not jumping for joy. The Divine is merely [...]
Commentary on John 1:29-42
The bridge from the prologue to the action of John’s Gospel is manifested in the [...]
Commentary on Matthew 4:12-23
Jesus has just been anointed by God and declined the devil’s offer of owning all [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:1-12
When Jesus has preached such a transformative sermon, what do we have to add? After [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:13-20
At this point, Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount turns to quotidian imagery. Salt. Cities. Light. [...]
Commentary on Matthew 5:21-37
The Sermon on the Mount only turns up the theological pressure as we turn to [...]