Commentary on John 14:23-29
The final night’s conversation between Jesus and his disciples continues. Jesus has made clear that [...]
Gospel
Commentary on John 13:31-35
In all three years of the Revised Common Lectionary, the Gospel readings for Easter 5 [...]
Commentary on John 10:22-30
The author of John is skilled at weaving layers of themes into the Gospel’s stories. [...]
Commentary on John 21:1-19
Scholars often refer to John 21 as the epilogue of the Gospel. It’s possible that [...]
Commentary on Luke 4:1-13
Before anything else, we must get clear about the characters in this scene. There is [...]
Commentary on John 20:19-31
These two interconnected scenes are escalating episodes of recognition that John has crafted to lead [...]
Commentary on Luke 24:1-12
Having grown up in churches that sang vigorous hymns about the cross’s redemptive power, I [...]
Commentary on John 20:1-18
Taken all together, the resurrection passages in the Gospels are a dizzying and confusing array. [...]
Commentary on John 18:1—19:42
Nothing displayed Roman power like crucifixion, an act designed to [...]
Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35
Anyone who has experienced the fraught dynamics of a middle-school [...]