Eric D. Barreto
Biography
Eric D. Barreto co-wrote Exploring the Bible with Michael J. Chan, and edited Reading Theologically and Thinking Theologically.
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Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“When I’m teaching New Testament Greek, I am always searching for resources that will invite my students to immerse themselves in the language and not just memorize a pile of vocabulary cards as a weekly obligation. Mark Jeong’s Greek Reader is an ideal companion in the teaching of Greek because it invites students into a world of narrative and delight that just happens to teach grammar and syntax along the way. I will be assigning this book every time I teach Greek from now on.”
Discipleship & Christian Education
“At This Time makes eminently clear that theological education has never been a singular enterprise but a number of interlocking and diverse efforts. With compelling essays and informative dialogues, the book invites us into vital conversations in a time of pressing challenge but also significant opportunities for theological education. Taken together, these conversations make the powerful argument that the future will not consist of a single path to success but many, interrelated avenues toward faithfulness, vocation, and God’s callings upon our lives.”
Children & Youth
“Many lament biblical illiteracy in our churches. Katherine Turpin and her tween students provide a model for all of us to take creative ownership of the Scriptures. Instead of focusing on learning more data about the Bible, Turpin demonstrates how interpreting in and with the narrative world of the Bible opens up new possibilities for what faithful reading of the Bible looks like, especially for young people.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“In days of great tumult and stress, the guided meditations on Scripture and the prompts to prayer collected in Everyday Connections are a welcome balm and generous call to heed God’s voice in the everyday life of those of us who yearn to follow Jesus. In days of joy and hope, this same book invites believers to praise a God whose word shows us the way of faithfulness and whose grace is ever abounding.”
Bible Studies & Devotionals
“In days of great tumult and stress, the guided meditations on Scripture and the prompts to prayer collected in Everyday Connections are a welcome balm and generous call to heed God’s voice in the everyday life of those of us who yearn to follow Jesus. In days of joy and hope, this same book invites believers to praise a God whose word shows us the way of faithfulness and whose grace is ever abounding.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“In Intercultural Church, Safwat Marzouk calls the church to a posture of resistance against theologies and politics that suggest that there is not enough to go around by casting biblical visions of migration’s centrality in Christian faith. This compelling book points followers of Jesus to a more abundant and graceful conviction: God’s hopes for us, the path of the migrant, and the church’s future are intertwined.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Warren Carter carefully and clearly, persuasively and expertly demonstrates the significant ways the Roman Empire shaped the writers of the New Testament. The reader will learn much here about the historical contexts and intertextual resonances that nurtured the theological imagination of the New Testament writers. Even more, Carter calls readers of the New Testament today toward a fuller reflection on the ways a persistent imperial imagination continues to misshape our sense of the world, its resources, and the God who calls us to an altogether different kingdom than empire’s feeble promises.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Matthew Thiessen's Jesus and the Forces of Death is a much-needed historical and theological intervention. For far too long, constricted ideas and damaging misinterpretations of first-century Judaism and Jesus's ministry have severely limited interpretation of the Gospels. From scholars to students, preachers to everyday Christians, readers will encounter a Jesus here who is far more faithful to his context and thus far more life-giving in his teaching and healing alike.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Eileen Campbell-Reed has given us all a generous invitation to ponder anew what makes for faithful leadership today. Through story and scholarship... you will find here a treasure trove of insight, learning, and wisdom... that nurtures a lifetime of ministry.”
Preaching & Worship
“As methods and approaches in biblical studies have proliferated, keeping up with all these developments is a full-time job! Karoline Lewis does not just summarize these emerging approaches for busy preachers. Instead, she models how preachers can learn from and be formed by these diverse approaches with care, thought, and respect. In these ways, preachers will find in this book a transformative path toward richer and more faithful proclamation of the gospel.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Joshua Jipp crafts a careful, readable, and engaging introduction into the many complexities readers face in the Book of Acts. Attuned to exegesis and theology alike, this book is a reliable and ideal entry point for students encountering Acts and its significance today.”
Reading the Gospels as Christian Scripture
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Intertwining literary, historical, and theological inquiry, Jipp introduces the complexities and possibilities Christians face when reading the Fourfold Gospel. He draws on a diverse panoply of scholars and poets, theologians and activists to illuminate how these stories have transformed the world by challenging and inspiring followers of Jesus. Both accessible and challenging, this book is an ideal teaching tool for the classroom and a helpful companion for anyone looking to learn anew the shape of the gospel.”
Seven Challenges That Shaped the New Testament
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Studying the New Testament can feel like an excursion in a strange land. Spencer provides an accessible and clarifying guide to the ideas that shaped and were reshaped by the New Testament. Most helpfully, these ideas are not simple binaries but complex tensions befitting the difficult and vital work the earliest followers of Jesus took up. This book is an ideal companion for those students seeking to understand anew both the historical significance and the contemporary significance of these important texts.”
Preaching & Worship
“When preaching feels like a solitary effort, Austin Carty reminds us that proclamation is as communal and relational and emotional as any pastoral act. In a book that moves fluidly between memoir and how-to guide, Carty teaches us anew that the most faithful preaching is rooted in knowing the people and places that made us who we are, especially the God whose grace has carried us through every turn.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Carter’s Telling Tales about Jesus is a gift to teachers of the New Testament and the Gospels in particular. Bringing together careful exegesis, crisp writing, and a keen ability to illuminate the imperial, theological, and historical contexts of the early followers of Jesus, Carter introduces students not just to the Gospel texts but to the vibrant contexts from which they emerged. But Carter’s book is not just retrospective. It prepares students to think deeply about the pressing questions that might drive communities today to turn to these ancient texts for inspiration and solace, guidance and hope. In the end, Carter makes a critical move through and beyond the typical content of introductions: genre, authorship, and provenance. He further invites students to imagine the living communities that first read the Gospel. In doing so, he invites those same students to see both the vibrancy of these ancient texts as well as the contemporary communities that still turn to them.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Evers-Hood invites us into a powerful series of intertwining reflections on Scripture, poetry, ministry, and faith. This book is a refreshing read for pastors looking to revitalize their ministry by reminding us all that we are not just brains that ponder logically, but feeling creatures trying to move through a confounding world. Also, the lay person will find a refreshing imagination around what it means to see faith as a gift of grace not an achievement of certainty.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Rooted in a confessional commitment to the trustworthiness of Scripture, this book draws together a diverse group of theologically minded scholars. Together they explore the multiple interpretive possibilities that emerge when Christians read across and within racial and ethnic difference. Here the promise is that God's Word will be more faithfully understood when the colorful tapestry of God's creation of multiple cultures and peoples is embraced. In these ways, this book joins a vital chorus of minoritized biblical scholars who invite readers to ponder the Bible and its readers in rich multiplicity.”
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“Through Crowder’s illuminating perspective, biblical mothers from Hagar to Mary, Rizpah to Bathsheba come to new life. With references to “game of thrones,” Whitney Houston, and the corporate boardroom, she merges contemporary culture and these ancient texts with grace and an eye toward justice. This is a book inspired and shaped by the diverse experiences and courage of black mothers; it is also a book for all of us seeking to read Scripture in all its richness and depth.”
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