Commentary on Acts 9:1-19a
Luke narrates Saul’s initial encounter with Jesus in Acts 9:1–19a. For decades, scholars have debated [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on John 20:19-31
The risen Jesus appears to the gathered disciples in the first part of our reading [...]
Commentary on John 20:1-18
Today is the most important day in the church’s year: Easter Day. It is the [...]
Commentary on John 19:31-42
Today, on Good Friday, we hear John’s Passion narrative continue as it tells the story [...]
Commentary on John 19:23-30
Traditionally, there are said to be seven last words of Jesus in the Gospels. John’s [...]
Commentary on John 19:16b-22
[NOTE: If you are looking for material with connections to John 12, Jesus’s Triumphal Entry, [...]
Commentary on John 19:1-16a
Pontius Pilate cuts a curious figure in the Gospels. Aside from a dating reference at [...]
Commentary on John 18:28-40
Pilate begins his encounter with the high priests of Jerusalem by making a concession. Although [...]
Commentary on John 18:12-27
The contrast between Jesus’s candor and courage and Peter’s secrecy and cowardice provides the narrative [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17
This passage for the second Sunday in Lent in the Narrative Lectionary is deceptively simple [...]
