Commentary on 1 Samuel 17:57—18:5, 10-16
After the narrative of killing Goliath, David grows in military [...]
Alternate First Reading
Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:34—16:13
The verse that states that YHWH “was sorry that he [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 8:4-11 [12-15] 16-20; [11:14-15]
So many questions! How is [...]
Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]
The Samuel narrative continues in this account of his prophetic [...]
Commentary on Judges 4:1-7
It is mind-boggling but true: this is the only passage from the book of Judges [...]
Commentary on Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25
The book of Joshua concludes with two final speeches (23:1-16; [...]
Commentary on Joshua 3:7-17
This summer I waded across a short stretch of the Rio Chama in the depths [...]
Commentary on Deuteronomy 34:1-12
I grew up in a home where the mantra, “Finish [...]
Commentary on Exodus 33:12-23
I was preparing to teach a Confirmation Class in which I would ask each student [...]
Commentary on Exodus 32:1-14
Wait one minute! Readers of this text, stop throwing Aaron under the bus as the [...]