Articles by Joel Okamoto
Easter 4 • Acts 4:1–12 • April 29, 2012
By Joel P. Okamoto
Notes on the Pericope
The lesson from the fourth chapter of Acts relates events after Peter and John had been arrested after healing a lame beggar. Their actions provoked a response. Annoyed because …
Easter 4 • John 10:1–10 • May 15, 2011
By Joel P. Okamoto
Notes on the pericope
This pericope consists of a paroimia (“parable” or “figure” or “illustration”) and part of Jesus’s explanation.
The parable follows an exchange recorded in chapter 9 between Jesus and the Pharisees …
Proper 8 • 1 Kings 19:9b–21 • June 27, 2010
By Dr. Joel P. Okamoto
Notes on the pericope
This pericope presents Elijah’s encounter with Yahweh on Mount Horeb and his call of Elisha. Recently Elijah had been on another mountain, Carmel, where he challenged the prophets …
