Commentary on Mark 12:28-44
The average Christian’s perspective on first century Jews, particularly their leaders — high priests, scribes, [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Mark 12:1-12 or Mark 12:13-17
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem is traditionally called “triumphal” and deservedly [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:32-52
The narrative of Mark, like that of all the gospels, climaxes with the cross and [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:17-31
“ … A man ran up to Jesus.” That’s how the story starts. We do [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-37
Jesus goes through Galilee but he does not want anyone to know (Mark 9:30). The [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:27—9:8
The confession at Caesarea Philippi marks one of the high points of Peter’s discipleship. Peter [...]
Commentary on Mark 6:1-29
Jesus messes things up. He disrupts people’s perspectives of who they are and who they [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
The healings of Jairus’ daughter and of the woman suffering from a hemorrhage are stories [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:1-34
Mark 4:1-34 offers us four parables (the parables of the sower, the light and the [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:1-22
Things move quickly in the opening chapters of Mark’s account of Jesus. By the end [...]
