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In order to understand Isaiah 60:1–6 in its postexilic context, it is crucial to understand both the language and the structure of the pericope. The language of the pericope is crucial because the second-person pronouns (...)

This text for Reformation Sunday is at the core of Protestant soteriology, yet it is part of a much longer argument in Romans whereby Paul outlines how salvation that comes through faith (1:16-17) is grounded (...)

Years ago there was a campaign from the milk industry in the United States that asked a simple question: “Got milk?” In those commercials there was often a child or a cow with a chocolate (...)

When the Pharisees ask a question about the commandments, Jesus gives an answer that enjoyed broad agreement among the biblical interpreters of his day. A legal expert asks him, “Teacher, which is the great commandment (...)

The gospel message is central to understanding the continuity between the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, but its meaning was not always clear in antiquity. Mark had to introduce readers to who Jesus was (...)

The scene is total desolation. Or at least this is what Jeremiah saw through his limited human vision—just a devastated and colonized Judean kingdom. And yet this was not the only reality to be seen (...)

“Sorrow and love flow mingled down” from the lines of this poem.1 The poet draws on imagery from across the spectrum, as if grasping desperately for a metaphor, however inadequate, to capture the turmoil brewing (...)

With the Song of the Sea still ringing in our ears, chapter 15 of the Book of Exodus ends with the first episode in a series of narratives where the people complain against Moses and (...)

This three-week series, with readings primarily from the New Testament, serves as a sort of throwback.1 By “throwback” I mean that creeds are typically the result of a concerted effort to “codify” a kind of (...)

When Christ’s great emissary to the nations pivots from expounding the extraordinary good news message about the justice and mercy of God, Paul turns our attention to body-language. This body-language matches the appropriate mind-set for (...)