Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 1:1-9

The Sundays after Epiphany in Year A offer us several [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 49:1-7

Recapitulating many of the themes articulated in Isaiah 40–48, Isaiah 49:1–7 confirms the Servant’s identity [...]

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Commentary on John 1:29-42

We begin “the next day” in this passage, because one day has already transpired in [...]

Detail from Empore Wolfschlugen. 13: Taufe Jesu.
Comentario del San Mateo 3:13-17

Habiendo pasado ya la época navideña, el leccionario nos invita [...]

Detail from Empore Wolfschlugen. 13: Taufe Jesu.
Commentary on Psalm 29

Psalm 29 is classified as a Community Hymn, but is often considered an Enthronement Psalm because of [...]

Detail from Empore Wolfschlugen. 13: Taufe Jesu.
Commentary on Acts 10:34-43

We used to host traveling evangelists in our home, each one coming at the invitation [...]

Detail from Empore Wolfschlugen. 13: Taufe Jesu.
Commentary on Isaiah 42:1-9

In Isaiah 42:1–9, God presents the servant as “my chosen, in whom my soul delights” [...]

Detail from Empore Wolfschlugen. 13: Taufe Jesu.
Commentary on Matthew 3:13-17

Jesus’ baptism marks the first time we experience Jesus as an adult. No longer a [...]

Detail from Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto) by Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1482.
Comentario del San Mateo 2:1-12

Este relato es una “precuela” y trata sobre la búsqueda [...]

Detail from Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto) by Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1482.
Commentary on Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14

The Greek meaning of “epiphany” is to reveal or uncover.1 [...]