Narrative Lectionary

Commentary on Mark 16:1-8

The Sabbath day has passed and it is the dawn of a new day. That [...]

Commentary on Mark 15:16-47 

As we marked the watches of the night identified in Mark 13:35, we arrived at [...]

Commentary on Mark 14:12-25

The evangelist Mark has provided a profound way into the passion narrative. We previously covered [...]

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 [...]