Commentary on Mark 6:1-29
Turning the Tables The stories leading up to the beginning of chapter 6 have generally [...]
Narrative Lectionary
Commentary on Mark 5:21-43
After healing the Gerasene Demoniac, Jesus crosses back across the sea immediately and a large [...]
Commentary on Mark 5:1-20
As Jesus disembarks on the other side of the sea, the disciples fade from the [...]
Commentary on Mark 4:1-34
In Mark chapter 4, the evangelist spins a series of parables and narratives about seeds, [...]
Commentary on Mark 2:1-22
After a preaching tour in Galilee, Jesus returns to his home base in Capernaum, where [...]
Commentary on Mark 1:1-20
Mark relates no stories of Jesus’ birth or childhood, but launches right into Jesus’ adult [...]
Commentary on Matthew 1:18-25
The Genesis of Jesus At the beginning of his genealogy (1:1) and at the beginning [...]
Commentary on Luke 2:1-20
Luke’s infancy narrative sets the humble birth of Jesus against the backdrop of a mighty [...]
Commentary on Malachi 3:1-7; 4:1-2, 5
The opening affirmation of the book of Malachi should be [...]
Commentary on Daniel 3:1-30
No Other God — that assertion is at the core of this chapter as it [...]