Revised Common Lectionary

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Commentary on Psalm 126

Psalm 126 is among the relatively small number of psalms for which historical context is both fairly [...]

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Commentary on Job 42:1-6, 10-17

This is the last of four lections from Job. All [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 7:23-28

The lectionary texts from Hebrews for the previous week, this week, and the coming two [...]

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Commentary on Jeremiah 31:7-9

Are we in the right book? “Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob …” (Jeremiah 31:7)?!1 [...]

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Commentary on Mark 10:46-52

Pick up any commentary on the Gospel of Mark that came out in the last [...]

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Comentario del San Marcos 10:35-45

El texto para este domingo narra el diálogo entre Jesús [...]

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Commentary on Psalm 91:9-16

It is not surprising that Psalm 91 is often read, frequently set to music, and [...]

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Commentary on Job 38:1-7 [34-41]

This is the third of four lections from Job, and [...]

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Commentary on Hebrews 5:1-10

Affluence, social status, academic degrees of all sorts, summa cum laude honors, and worldly wisdom [...]

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Commentary on Isaiah 53:4-12

Today’s reading, Isaiah 53:4–12, moves from humiliation to celebration. It ends the fourth of the [...]