Narrative Lectionary

Commentary on Luke 4:14-30

Last Sunday we saw John, the one sent to announce that “all flesh shall see [...]

Commentary on Luke 3:1-22

Luke’s readers have been well prepared for John the Baptizer’s arrival on the scene. Three [...]

Commentary on Luke 2:21-38

The narrative begins eight days after the birth of Jesus and the visit from the [...]

Commentary on Luke 2:8-20

In Luke 2:1-7, Mary has just given birth to Jesus, wrapped him in strips of [...]

Commentary on Luke 2:1-14 [15-20]

This passage can be broken into two parts. Luke 2:1-7 [...]

Commentary on Luke 1:26-49

There are three themes I want to explore in Luke 1:26-55: God’s activity, kingship, and [...]

Commentary on Isaiah 61:1-11

The passage seems to contain multiple voices: a preacher and healer, an administrator, and YHWH. [...]

Commentary on Joel 2:12-13, 28-29

There are two patches in Joel’s prophetic  quilt. Scholars do [...]

Commentary on Daniel 6:6-27

Daniel 6:6-27 is written in Aramaic not Hebrew as most of the Old Testament is [...]

Commentary on Jeremiah 36:1-8, 21-23, 27-28; 31:31-34

From the very beginning of [...]