Commentary on Mark 14:12-25
The evangelist Mark has provided a profound way into the passion narrative. We previously covered [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Mark 11:1-10, Mark 14:3-11
We have been on our way to the city of [...]
Commentary on Mark 13:1-12 [14-31] 32-37
Scholars widely agree that apocalyptic literature sought to encourage ancient [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:38-44
Few passages have been as radically re-interpreted in my life-time as the story of the [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:28-34
The ancient notion that identity is communal is the background of Mark 12:28-34 To be [...]
Commentary on Mark 12:1-12
Mark’s theology is apocalyptic: Mark believes that history is divided into two ages: (1) the [...]
Commentary on Mark 10:17-31
When I approach this passage, many people ask me whether they, too, are required to [...]
Commentary on Mark 9:30-50
Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, when many of us choose to renounce a [...]
Commentary on Mark 8:27-9:13
The question, “Who is Jesus?” is fundamental to Mark’s Gospel. [...]
Commentary on Mark 7:1-23
This passage shows us a response to one issue within first-century Judaism, which was hardly [...]