Second Reading

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Commentary on Revelation 1:4-8

On the second Sunday of Easter, the opening epistolary greetings [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 15:19-26

For the joyous, celebratory day of Easter, the lectionary returns [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 10:16-25

As we enter this text from the letter to the [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

This holy day, Maundy Thursday, marks the beginning of the [...]

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Commentary on Philippians 2:5-11

This passage raises several questions: What does it mean for [...]

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Commentary on Philippians 3:4b-14

Using his own life as a paradigm,1 Paul presents us [...]

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Commentary on Romans 10:8b-13

The several exegetical challenges in the passage itself and in its context need not divert [...]

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Commentary on 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

This passage from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians should [...]

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Commentary on 1 Corinthians 10:1-13

First Corinthians 10:1–13 appeals to several stories from the Hebrew [...]

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Commentary on Philippians 3:17—4:1

In this short passage from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, [...]