Narrative Lectionary

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Commentary on Luke 9:28-45

Luke Timothy Johnson’s The Gospel of Luke commentary emphasizes a reading strategy that aims to [...]

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Commentary on Luke 7:18-35

When messengers of John the Baptist come to see if Jesus is who he says [...]

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Commentary on Luke 7:36-50

The woman bathing the feet of Jesus and anointing them appears in all four gospels: [...]

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Commentary on Luke 7:1-17

Was the centurion exhibiting deference to Jesus? Was he trying to be polite by sparing [...]

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Commentary on Luke 6:1-16

All too often, “doing” church devolves into fixation upon continuing customs and meeting expectations associated [...]

Great Catch of Fish
Commentary on Luke 5:1-11

Jesus’ famous invitation to the men on the boat to become “fishers of people” is [...]

Detail from a mosaic in Istanbul of Nazareth, 1315-1320.
Commentary on Luke 4:14-30

It’s not an accident that many of the major scenes of Jesus’ life in the [...]

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Commentary on Luke 3:1-22

Unlike the traditions about Jesus’ infancy and childhood in Luke 1−2, Luke’s synoptic counterparts contain [...]

The Boy Jesus in the Temple
Commentary on Luke 2:41-52

My cell phone creates montages of pictures and videos taken on its camera and invites [...]

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Commentary on Luke 2:21-38

In 2:21–38, Luke fleshes out Jesus’ identity as Savior, Messiah, and Lord (see also 2:11). [...]