Commentary on Psalm 51:1-17
Most psalms picture the supplicant as an essentially righteous person. Yet Psalm 51 presents matters [...]
Revised Common Lectionary
Commentary on Romans 5:12-19
In Adam’s story Paul hears how sin gained dominion over humanity. The paradox that Paul [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success [...]
Comentario del San Mateo 4:1-11
Comenzamos una nueva época litúrgica, la Cuaresma, que nos lleva [...]
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
It is no accident that Jesus winds up in the wilderness after his baptism.1 He [...]
Commentary on Psalm 32
Psalm 32 is one of the six psalms the church traditionally identified for the rite of penance [...]
Commentary on Romans 5:12-19
This text has been the source of some of Christianity’s most controversial, challenging, and distinctive [...]
Commentary on Matthew 4:1-11
At Jesus’ baptism, the heavenly voice announces, “This is my Son, the Beloved.” Immediately afterwards, [...]
Commentary on Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
The lectionary reading for this first Sunday of Lent has [...]
Commentary on Psalm 32
For around a hundred years, “form criticism” has provided the dominant approach to interpreting the psalms. In [...]
