Gospel

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Commentary on John 20:1-18

Taken all together, the resurrection passages in the Gospels are a dizzying and confusing array. [...]

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Commentary on John 18:1—19:42

Nothing displayed Roman power like crucifixion, an act designed to [...]

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Commentary on John 13:1-17, 31b-35

Anyone who has experienced the fraught dynamics of a middle-school [...]

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Commentary on Luke 22:14—23:56

Any short essay on one of the Passion narratives will [...]

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Commentary on John 12:1-8

The opening scene in John 12 boldly claims the enduring power of life and love [...]

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Commentary on Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32

At the beginning of this pericope, we find Jesus having [...]

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Commentary on Luke 13:1-9

Who is this Jesus? The Jesus we find in Luke 13 is very different from [...]

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Commentary on Luke 13:31-35

The first thing to understand is that Jerusalem was the center of the world. The [...]

Commentary on Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

One of the things Christians do on Ash Wednesday is [...]

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Commentary on Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]

The Transfiguration is one of the most quintessential mountaintop experiences [...]