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In a blaze of light, Jesus encounters a woman of Samaria at a well. This story is presented in deliberate contrast to the earlier story of Nicodemus. The leader of the Pharisees comes in darkness, (...)

The encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus may be the beating heart of irony in John’s gospel. Here, many of the themes introduced in the prologue resurface, Jesus gives his first “passion prediction,” and the author (...)

The question that springs to mind immediately upon reading this text is, “Why is this here?” Many of us are familiar with the story of Jesus “cleansing the temple,” but in the synoptic tradition (Matthew, (...)

Psalm 147 is classified as a Community Hymn—a hymn of the people that celebrates God’s sovereign reign over the community of faith and over all creation.1 It is the second of the five psalms known (...)

The joyful declaration that God is the giver of every good gift, even of life itself, appears in each of this week’s readings for the Second Sunday of Christmas. While the Gospel of John traces (...)

The prologue of John’s Gospel cracks the lens with which we are tempted to engage in any too-small reading of the Gospel by directing our attention toward a cosmic space-time reality. Unlike the Lukan narrative (...)

The Gospel of John, most likely written later than and possibly with some knowledge of Synoptic material, is known for being different from its Synoptic siblings (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). Yet, its unique stories are (...)

Psalm 148 is third in a set of five hymns bounded by “hallelujah” concluding the psalter. This hymn focuses on creation and God’s sovereignty, particularly God’s design for creation to harmoniously coexist and praise God. (...)

Aquí no hay una mujer encinta junto a su prometido, no hay pastores, ni ángeles. Tampoco hay pañales ni un pesebre. Este es un texto que nos habla del logos, de la vida, la luz, (...)

While narrating Jesus’ birth in Luke 2:1–14, Luke simultaneously emphasizes Jesus’ royalty and the surprisingly humble circumstances that surround him. King Jesus When the angel Gabriel announces to Mary that Jesus will be born, he (...)