Commentary on Mark 12:28-34
Mark 12 sets the reader up for a continuation of the rhetorical sparring match among [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 8:31-36
In her novel Caul Baby, Morgan Jerkins tells the story of a family’s lucrative business [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:46-52
The healing of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, belongs to the genre of healing miracles. Literary-wise, [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:35-45
Mark continues here with a series of teachings that seek to lay out how the [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:17-31
We read here one of the most radical teachings we can find in the Gospel. [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:2-16
Some texts in the Bible, both in the Hebrew and New Testament canons, have been [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
Last week’s Gospel lection, Mark 8:27-38, jabbed three sharp barbs: Jesus’ prediction of his suffering, [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:27-38
Brother, afar from your Savior today, Risking your soul for the things that decay, Oh, [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:24-37
Mark has juxtaposed stories in 7:24-30 and 7:31-37 as mirror images of each other. Both [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
At least one part of this passage is straightforward, although [...]
