Lectionary Commentary Vol. 3 : Theological Exegesis for Sunday's Texts, the Third Readings: the Gospels

by Van Harn, Roger E.

• ISBN13: 9780802847539
• ISBN10: 0802847536
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

Preaching pastors, ministers, and priests know how quickly Sundays come and go. Protecting time for study and theological reflection is an art not easily mastered. The fast pace of church life collides with the need to ground sermons in careful exegesis and extensive dialogue with biblical texts. The Lectionary Commentary will not slow the pace of the weekly calendar, but it will help assure that sermon preparation begins with a solid engagement with Scripture.

Author Biography

Roger E. Van Harn is retired from the pastorate at Grace Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is also the author of Pew Rights: For People Who Listen to Sermons.

Table of Contents

Preface	xviii
Matthew 1:18-25
Year A Fourth Sunday of Advent	1	(4)
Matthew 2:1-12
Years A, B, C Epiphany of the Lord	5	(3)
Matthew 2:13-23
Year A First Sunday after Christmas	8	(4)
Matthew 3:1-12
Year A Second Sunday of Advent	12	(4)
Matthew 3:13-17
Year A First Sunday after the Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord)	16	(3)
Matthew 4:1-11
Year A First Sunday in Lent	19	(4)
Matthew 4:12-23
Year A Third Sunday after the Epiphany	23	(3)
Matthew 5:1-12
Year A Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany	26	(4)
Matthew 5:13-20
Year A Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany	30	(3)
Matthew 5:21-37
Year A Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany	33	(4)
Matthew 5:38-48
Year A Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany	37	(4)
Matthew 6:24-34
Year A Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany	41	(4)
Matthew 7:21-29
Year A Second Sunday after Pentecost	45	(1)
Matthew 7:21-29
Year A Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany	45	(3)
Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
Year A Third Sunday after Pentecost	48	(4)
Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23)
Year A Fourth Sunday after Pentecost	52	(4)
Matthew 10:24-39
Year A Fifth Sunday after Pentecost	56	(4)
Matthew 10:40-42
Year A Sixth Sunday after Pentecost	60	(4)
Matthew 11:2-11
Year A Third Sunday of Advent	64	(4)
Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
Year A Seventh Sunday after Pentecost	68	(4)
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
Year A Eighth Sunday after Pentecost	72	(3)
Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Year A Ninth Sunday after Pentecost	75	(4)
Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52
Year A Tenth Sunday after Pentecost	79	(3)
Matthew 14:13-21
Year A Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost	82	(4)
Matthew 14:22-33
Year A Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost	86	(5)
Matthew 15:(10-20), 21-28
Year A Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost	91	(3)
Matthew 16:13-20
Year A Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost	94	(4)
Matthew 16:21-28
Year A Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost	98	(3)
Matthew 17:1-9
Year A Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Transfiguration)	101	(4)
Matthew 18:15-20
Year A Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost	105	(3)
Matthew 18:21-35
Year A Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost	108	(4)
Matthew 20:1-16
Year A Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost	112	(3)
Matthew 21:1-11
Year A Palm/Passion Sunday	115	(3)
Matthew 21:23-32
Year A Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost	118	(4)
Matthew 21:33-46
Year A Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost	122	(4)
Matthew 22:1-14
Year A Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost	126	(3)
Matthew 22:15-22
Year A Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost	129	(4)
Matthew 22:34-46
Year A Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost	133	(3)
Matthew 23:1-12
Year A Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost	136	(4)
Matthew 24:36-44
Year A First Sunday of Advent	140	(4)
Matthew 25:1-13
Year A Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost	144	(3)
Matthew 25:14-30
Year A Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost	147	(3)
Matthew 25:31-46
Year A Christ the King	150	(4)
Matthew 28:1-10
Year A The Resurrection of the Lord	154	(4)
Matthew 28:16-20
Year A Trinity Sunday	158	(4)
Mark 1:1-8
Year B Second Sunday of Advent	162	(3)
Mark 1:4-11
Year B First Sunday after the Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord)	165	(3)
Mark 1:9-15
Year B First Sunday in Lent	168	(4)
Mark 1:14-20
Year B Third Sunday after the Epiphany	172	(3)
Mark 1:21-28
Year B Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany	175	(3)
Mark 1:29-39
Year B Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany	178	(4)
Mark 1:40-45
Year B Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany	182	(3)
Mark 2:1-12
Year B Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany	185	(4)
Mark 2:13-22
Year B Eight Sunday after the Epiphany	189	(4)
Mark 2:23-3:6
Year B Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany	193	(1)
Mark 2:23-3:6
Year B Second Sunday after Pentecost	193	(6)
Mark 3:20-35
Year B Third Sunday after Pentecost	199	(3)
Mark 4:26-34
Year B Fourth Sunday after Pentecost	202	(4)
Mark 4:35-41
Year B Fifth Sunday after Pentecost	206	(3)
Mark 5:21-43
Year B Sixth Sunday after Pentecost	209	(4)
Mark 6:1-13
Year B Seventh Sunday after Pentecost	213	(3)
Mark 6:14-29
Year B Eighth Sunday after Pentecost	216	(4)
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Year B Ninth Sunday after Pentecost	220	(3)
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Year B Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost	223	(4)
Mark 7:24-37
Year B Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost	227	(3)
Mark 8:27-38
Year B Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost	230	(7)
Mark 8:31-38
Year B Second Sunday in Lent	237	(3)
Mark 9:2-9
Year B Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Transfiguration)	240	(3)
Mark 9:30-37
Year B Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost	243	(4)
Mark 9:38-50
Year B Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost	247	(3)
Mark 10:2-16
Year B Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost	250	(4)
Mark 10:17-31
Year B Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost	254	(4)
Mark 10:35-45
Year B Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost	258	(4)
Mark 10:46-52
Year B Twenty-thrid Sunday after Pentecost	262	(3)
Mark 11:1-11
Year B Palm/Passion Sunday	265	(4)
Mark 12:28-34
Year B Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost	269	(3)
Mark 12:38-44
Year B Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost	272	(4)
Mark 13:1-8
Year B Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost	276	(3)
Mark 13:24-37
Year B First Sunday of Advent	279	(3)
Mark 16:1-8
Year B Resurrection of the Lord	282	(4)
Luke 1:26-38
Year B Fourth Sunday of Advent	286	(4)
Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)
Year C Fourth Sunday of Advent	290	(4)
Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)
Years A, B, C Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day)	294	(3)
Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20
Years A, B, C Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day)	297	(4)
Luke 2:22-40
Year B First Sunday after Christmas	301	(4)
Luke 2:41-52
Year C First Sunday after Christmas	305	(3)
Luke 3:1-6
Year C Second Sunday of Advent	308	(4)
Luke 3:7-18
Year C Third Sunday of Advent	312	(3)
Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
Year C First Sunday after the Epiphany (Baptism of the Lord)	315	(3)
Luke 4:1-13
Year C First Sunday in Lent	318	(4)
Luke 4:14-21
Year C Third Sunday after the Epiphany	322	(3)
Luke 4:21-30
Year C Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany	325	(3)
Luke 5:1-11
Year C Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany	328	(3)
Luke 6:17-26
Year C Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany	331	(5)
Luke 6:27-38
Year C Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany	336	(4)
Luke 6:39-49
Year C Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany	340	(4)
Luke 7:1-10
Year C Second Sunday after Pentecost	344	(1)
Luke 7:1-10
Year C Ninth Sunday after the Epiphany	344	(4)
Luke 7:11-17
Year C Third Sunday after Pentecost	348	(3)
Luke 7:36-8:3
Year C Fourth Sunday after Pentecost	351	(3)
Luke 8:26-39
Year C Fifth Sunday after Pentecost	354	(4)
Luke 9:28-36, (37-43)
Year C Last Sunday after the Epiphany (Transfiguration)	358	(3)
Luke 9:51-62
Year C Sixth Sunday after Pentecost	361	(4)
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Year C Seventh Sunday after Pentecost	365	(3)
Luke 10:25-37
Year C Eight Sunday after Pentecost	368	(4)
Luke 10:38-42
Year C Ninth Sunday after Pentecost	372	(4)
Luke 11:1-13
Year C Tenth Sunday after Pentecost	376	(4)
Luke 12:13-21
Year C Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost	380	(3)
Luke 12:32-40
Year C Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost	383	(3)
Luke 12:49-56
Year C Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost	386	(4)
Luke 13:1-9
Year C Third Sunday in Lent	390	(3)
Luke 13:10-17
Year C Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost	393	(4)
Luke 13:31-35
Year C Second Sunday in Lent	397	(3)
Luke 14:1, 7-14
Year C Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost	400	(3)
Luke 14: 25-33
Year C Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost	403	(4)
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
Year C Fourth Sunday in Lent	407	(4)
Luke 15:1-10
Year C Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost	411	(4)
Luke 16:1-13
Year C Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost	415	(3)
Luke 16:19-31
Year C Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost	418	(4)
Luke 17:5-10
Year C Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost	422	(3)
Luke 17:11-19
Year C Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost	425	(4)
Luke 18:1-8
Year C Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost	429	(3)
Luke 18:9-14
Year C Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost	432	(4)
Luke 19:1-10
Year C Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost	436	(4)
Luke 19:28-40
Year C Palm/Passion Sunday	440	(3)
Luke 20:27-38
Year C Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost	443	(4)
Luke 21:5-19
Year C Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost	447	(4)
Luke 21:25-36
Year C First Sunday of Advent	451	(4)
Luke 23:33-43
Year C Christ the King	455	(4)
Luke 24:1-12
Year C Resurrection of the Lord	459	(3)
Luke 24:13-35
Year A Third Sunday of Easter	462	(3)
Luke 24:36b-48
Year B Third Sunday of Easter	465	(3)
Luke 24:44-53
Years A, B, C Ascension of the Lord	468	(4)
John 1:(1-9), 10-18
Years A, B, C Second Sunday after Christmas	472	(4)
John 1:1-14
Years A, B, C Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day)	476	(3)
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Year B Third Sunday of Advent	479	(3)
John 1:29-42
Year A Second Sunday after the Epiphany	482	(3)
John 1:43-51
Year B Second Sunday after the Epiphany	485	(4)
John 2:1-11
Year C Second Sunday after the Epiphany	489	(3)
John 2:13-22
Year B Third Sunday in Lent	492	(3)
John 3:1-17
Year A Second Sunday in Lent	495	(1)
John 3:1-17
Year B Trinity Sunday	495	(3)
John 3:14-21
Year B Fourth Sunday in Lent	498	(3)
John 4:5-42
Year A Third Sunday in Lent	501	(4)
John 6:1-21
Year B Tenth Sunday after Pentecost	505	(4)
John 6:24-35
Year B Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost	509	(3)
John 6:35, 41-51
Year B Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost	512	(3)
John 6:51-58
Year B Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost	515	(3)
John 6:56-69
Year B Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost	518	(3)
John 9:1-41
Year A Fourth Sunday in Lent	521	(3)
John 10:1-10
Year A Fourth Sunday of Easter	524	(3)
John 10:11-18
Year B Fourth Sunday of Easter	527	(3)
John 10:22-30
Year C Fourth Sunday of Easter	530	(3)
John 11:1-45
Year A Fifth Sunday in Lent	533	(4)
John 12:1-8
Year C Fifth Sunday in Lent	537	(3)
John 12:20-33
Year B Fifth Sunday in Lent	540	(4)
John 13:31-35
Year C Fifth Sunday of Easter	544	(3)
John 14:1-14
Year A Fifth Sunday of Easter	547	(5)
John 14:8-17, (25-27)
Year C Day of Pentecost	552	(3)
John 14:15-21
Year A Sixth Sunday of Easter	555	(4)
John 14:23-29
Year C Sixth Sunday of Easter	559	(3)
John 15:1-8
Year B Fifth Sunday of Easter	562	(4)
John 15:9-17
Year B Sixth Sunday of Easter	566	(3)
John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15
Year B Day of Pentecost	569	(4)
John 16:12-15
Year C Trinity Sunday	573	(2)
John 17:1-11
Year A Seventh Sunday of Easter	575	(3)
John 17:6-19
Year B Seventh Sunday of Easter	578	(4)
John 17:20-26
Year C Seventh Sunday of Easter	582	(3)
John 18:33-37
Year B Christ the King	585	(3)
John 20:1-18
Years A, B, C Resurrection of the Lord	588	(4)
John 20:19-23
Year A Day of Pentecost	592	(3)
John 20:19-31
Years A, B, C Second Sunday of Easter	595	(4)
John 21:1-19
Year C Third Sunday of Easter	599	(4)
Augustinian Preaching and the Nurture of Christians
C. Clifton Black	603	(12)
Contributors	615	(4)
Index of Authors	619	(3)
Index of Readings for Years A, B, and C	622