Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-9
Are we in the right book? “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob …” (Jeremiah 31:7)?!1 [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12
Today’s reading, Isaiah 53:4–12, moves from humiliation to celebration. It ends the fourth of the [...]
Commentary on Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
In a course on the prophets, a professor of mine [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:18-24
In a passage that differs from the first description of the creation of humankind in [...]
Commentary on Jeremiah 11:18-20
A phrase not uncommon in English translation among the prophets [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
In a book full of evocative language, the servant song1 of Isaiah 50 stands out: “The [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 35:4-7a
Although this week’s reading technically falls within the chapters of First Isaiah (Isaiah 1–39) attributed [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9
Deuteronomy (“second law”) is the last book in the Torah [...]
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18
The book of Joshua follows on the heels of Moses’ [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 9:1-6
Food is a metaphor for life in many biblical stories. For a few weeks now, [...]