Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Psalm 23

The ubiquitous Psalm 23 has enriched the lives of believers, both Jews and Christians.1 It is so [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 23:1-6

First of all, no, it is not Good Shepherd Sunday in the lectionary cycle. But [...]

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Commentary on 2 Samuel 7:1-14a

David’s lack of tolerance for frustration over the constraints of [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19

A joyful celebration of the transfer of the ark Celebrations [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on Psalm 85:8-13

The lection consists of what are clearly the most familiar, beautiful, and beloved verses of [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on Amos 7:7-15

Amos is a peculiar prophet in a couple of ways. First, he was a Judean [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on Ephesians 1:3-14

Commentary for this text is forthcoming.

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Commentary on Mark 6:14-29

The story of John’s murder is dreadful throughout. The Bible includes a number of tales [...]

Detail from painting depicting Herod's banquet, by Pedro García de Benabarre, ca. 1470
Comentario del San Marcos 6:14-29

El estudio fructífero de cualquier texto bíblico requiere inexorablemente la [...]

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Commentary on 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

This reading combines three different genres: a brief narrative about [...]