Commentary on Luke 4:1-13
Before anything else, we must get clear about the characters in this scene. There is [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 20:19-31
These two interconnected scenes are escalating episodes of recognition that John has crafted to lead [...]
Commentary on Luke 24:1-12
Having grown up in churches that sang vigorous hymns about the cross’s redemptive power, I [...]
Commentary on John 20:1-18
Taken all together, the resurrection passages in the Gospels are a dizzying and confusing array. [...]
Commentary on John 18:1—19:42
Nothing displayed Roman power like crucifixion, an act designed to [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Anyone who has experienced the fraught dynamics of a middle-school [...]
Commentary on Luke 22:14—23:56
Any short essay on one of the Passion narratives will [...]
Commentary on John 12:1-8
The opening scene in John 12 boldly claims the enduring power of life and love [...]
Commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
At the beginning of this pericope, we find Jesus having [...]
Commentary on Luke 13:1-9
Who is this Jesus? The Jesus we find in Luke 13 is very different from [...]