Study of the Readings
ed. by
Joyce Ann Zimmerman,
et al
• Words, Phrases
• To the point
• First Two Readings
• Experience
Dennis
Hamm, SJ
It is not hard to understand why Jesus' adversaries would play ironically on the title “king” when they mock him during his crucifixion.
John Kavanaugh, SJ
The Counter-Cultural Sovereign
In Christ there is no envy, greed, or lust for power. He, the innocent king who executes none, is executed.
John J. Pilch
There are similarities between Jesus’ temptations on the cross and his previous temptations by Satan.
No one questions the origin of our Lord Jesus from the line of David, but how, I wonder, will God give him the throne of David, since Jesus never reigned in Jerusalem and would not consent to the crowds who would make him king?
Reginald H. Fuller
David was always regarded as the ideal king, and when the messianic hope developed, it was natural that the Messiah should be thought of as a Son of David.