Commentary on Joshua 5:9-12
The first five chapters of Joshua describe the preparation for Israel’s attack on Jericho in [...]
First Reading
Commentary on Isaiah 43:16-21
Yesterday’s gospel is today’s law. We need to hear it afresh, every day. Today’s reading [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 43:16-21
The Old Testament reading for this week is taken from that portion of Isaiah that [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
Isaiah 50:4-9a is part of a larger poem that extends to 50:11. Its subject is [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 50:4-9a
The first reading for this week is the third of Second Isaiah’s four Suffering Servant [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
The church always reads this marvelous text on Good Friday. [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
In the history of Christian interpretation of the Old Testament, [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
This “servant song” (with 42:1-7; 49:1-6; 50:4-9) has been the [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
On Good Friday, the most somber day of the year, [...]
Commentary on Isaiah 52:13—53:12
One of the most famous poems of Second Isaiah, Isaiah [...]