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¿Está la Iglesia preparando el camino para la manifestación de Dios? Esta es la pregunta que el texto para este Segundo Domingo de Adviento nos presenta. Así como Juan el Bautizador preparó el camino para la manifestación de Dios en la persona de Cristo, la Iglesia está llamada a preparar el camino para que Dios … Continue reading “San Marcos 1:1-8 Comentario por J. Manny Santiago”

La historia del pueblo judío, tal como se relata en sus escrituras sagradas, estaba marcada por dos recuerdos profundos y significativos. Estos son la memoria de su onerosa opresión en Egipto y la remembranza de su liberación efectuada por Dios: “Los egipcios nos maltrataron y nos afligieron y pusieron sobre nosotros dura servidumbre. Entonces clamamos … Continue reading “San Marcos 1:1-8 Comentario por Luis N. Rivera-Pagán”

To an observant reader, one notes that the first verse in the gospel of Mark does not contain a main verb: “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God” (1:1). The significance of this observation is to see that these words do not compose a sentence; they rather serve to … Continue reading “Mark 1:1-8 Commentary by Paul S. Berge”

Beginnings…and Endings Beginnings are important. They set the tone for what is to come. They clue us in on what to expect. The Gospel text for the second Sunday of Advent gives us the beginning of Mark’s Gospel which is like no other. Consider the beginnings of each of the Gospels. Matthew: “An account of … Continue reading “Mark 1:1-8 Commentary by Karoline Lewis”

John the Baptist is best known as the forerunner of Jesus, the one who calls on people to prepare the way of the Lord’s coming. In Series B, the Advent season devotes two consecutive Sundays to the ministry of John the Baptist, presenting back-to-back parallel texts from the Gospels of Mark and John. The text … Continue reading “Mark 1:1-8 Commentary by Mark Allan Powell”

El pasaje de este domingo es uno de los mas importantes para la misión de la Iglesia. En una perícopa única en Mateo (Marcos y Lucas preservan pasajes semejantes pero no paralelos a éste) Jesús declara que Él tiene potestad suprema y establece la misión mundial de la Iglesia. Con la excepción de la epístola … Continue reading “San Mateo 28:16-20 Comentario por Alvin Padilla”

El texto para el domingo de la santísima trinidad ha sido unos de los pasajes bíblicos más populares para el tema y la práctica de la misión de la iglesia. Hasta cierto punto, tiene sentido que así sea. Muchos eruditos consideran que el evangelio de Mateo fue concebido como una especie de manual para la … Continue reading “San Mateo 28:16-20 Comentario por Samuel Cruz”

How do you conclude a Gospel? ? How do you close the story of Jesus’ abundant life, stirring death, and transformative resurrection? After so many acts of healing, the harrowing vision of Jesus’ execution, and a triumphant defeat of death, how do you write, “The End?” Mark famously concludes with a cliffhanger, the air lingering … Continue reading “Matthew 28:16-20 Commentary by Eric Barreto”

The arrest and crucifixion of Jesus was a deeply disorienting experience for his followers, ruthlessly dashing in a matter of hours the great hopes and dreams they all shared. They had lost one they loved and admired to a brutal execution. To see Jesus alive after his death, which they naturally assumed had ended everything, … Continue reading “Matthew 28:16-20 Commentary by Richard Beaton”

The concluding verses of Matthew’s gospel give a vivid glimpse into what it means to be disciples of Jesus. The scenes that have preceded it have been filled with drama and struggle. The power of the resurrection seems clear in the account of the resurrection, as the earth shakes and an angel descends to roll … Continue reading “Matthew 28:16-20 Commentary by Craig R. Koester”