Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. Hoy es el cuarto domingo del Tiempo Ordinario. Hay una unidad en la Biblia. Hay continuidad. Podemos dividir la Biblia en las secciones hebrea y griega (los Antiguo y Nuevo Testamentos), pero … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God….” It is not the sower and the harvest. It is the whole process, which can be messy at times. It includes the weather, … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Much of the previous chapter has Jesus redefining his family. While his mother and blood relatives were standing outside seek to see him, Jesus was calling his inner circle around him (3:13-19; defending … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. If you ascribe the signs and wonders Jesus has done to demons, then you are admitting that the devil is fighting against itself, which makes no sense at all. If you ascribe God’s … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. In the mid-eighth century before Christ, the Assyrians came down from the north and overran the northern most parts of the kingdom of Israel, the lands of Zebulun and Naphtali. These areas were … Continued
Por favor lean este pasaje antes del comentario. A mediados del siglo octavo antes de Cristo, los asirios descendieron del norte e invadieron las partes más septentrionales del reino de Israel, las tierras de Zabulón y de Neftalí. Estas tierras … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Jesus climbed the mountain, as Moses had once done. He called together his inner circle. He wanted them to be with him, to preach for him, and to have authority to drive out … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. I wonder if the opposition to the healing of the man with the withered hand came more from who was doing the healing and less from the fact that it took place on … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. Who is the bridegroom of Israel? None other than the Lord God. Is it just by chance that Mark records Jesus as speaking of the bridegroom, or is it by design? I believe … Continued
Please read the passage before the commentary. This is the second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Last weekend we celebrated the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. That was thew last day of the Christmas season. It was also somewhat … Continued