Commentary on Acts 11:1-18
According to several interpreters, there is an apparent redundancy in this passage. The Cornelius episode [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Acts 2:1-21
Within the New Testament, only Luke-Acts divides Jesus’ resurrection, his ascension, and the giving of [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 6:1-8
Finding a text for today from the Hebrew Bible, which knows nothing of the Christian [...]
Commentary on Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
What is the connection between wisdom and joy? In the [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
The lectionary reading of this week forms part of a [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-43
Last year’s lectionary cycle included longer selections from 1 Kings [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
Deprivation and despair are two words that come to mind [...]
Commentary on 1 Kings 17:17-24
How do we know that Elijah is really a “man [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15
2 Samuel 12 is one of the most compelling stories [...]
Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:26—12:10, 13-15
The lectionary gives us only the terse conclusion to the [...]