Narrative Lectionary

Commentary on Galatians 3:1-9, 23-29

So many resources focus on the question of “faith vs. [...]

Commentary on Galatians 1:13-17; 2:11-21

This week’s text stands for many as a pivotal part [...]

Commentary on Acts 15:1-17

Our look at this passage will focus on three questions: What is the New Testament’s [...]

Commentary on Acts 8:26-39

The story of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch provides a transition in Acts from phase [...]

Commentary on Acts 6:1—7:2a, 7:44-60

The reading from Acts features two distinct episodes linked by [...]

Commentary on Luke 24:13-35

The walk to Emmaus continues the empty tomb narrative. The women encounter “two men in [...]

Commentary on Luke 24:1-16

One could say that there are no surprises in Luke. From the beginning of this [...]

Commentary on Luke 23:32-47

Luke goes to great lengths to characterize Jesus’ death as a continuation of his ministry. [...]

Commentary on Luke 22:1-27

Jesus feeds his betrayer. As one commentator has observed, in Luke it seems Jesus is [...]

Commentary on Luke 19:29-44

“Teacher, order your disciples to stop” (Luke 19:39). Luke’s account of Jesus’ triumphal entry emphasizes [...]