Show Notes:
- Rolf Jacobson’s essay, “Would Jesus Shop on Black Friday?”
1.29: Would Jesus Shop on Black Friday?
Jesus didn't live in a time in which black Friday was a cultural phenomenon, but we can apply biblical wisdom to our current context in thoughtful ways.
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Today's Episode Hosted By
Eric Barreto
Cameron Howard
Joined by
Rolf Jacobson
Featuring:
Rolf A. Jacobson
Rolf Jacobson, Professor of Old Testament and the Alvin N. Rogness Chair of Scripture, Theology, and Ministry, earned a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, an M.Div. from Luther Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. Known for his humor and faithful biblical interpretation, Jacobson enjoys collaborating with other teachers and pastors. His collaborative projects include the Narrative Lectionary (with Craig Koester), The Book of Psalms (with Beth Tanner and Nancy deClaissé-Walford), Crazy Talk: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Theological Terms (with five fellow Luther Seminary graduates), and Crazy Book: A Not-So-Stuffy Dictionary of Biblical Terms (with Hans Wiersma and Karl Jacobson). His voice can be heard on two weekly preaching podcasts, “Sermon Brainwave” and “The Narrative Lectionary.” He is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Hosted By:
Eric Barreto
Eric D. Barreto is the Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament. He holds a B.A. in religion from Oklahoma Baptist University, an M.Div. from Princeton Seminary, and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Emory University.
Prior to coming to Princeton Seminary, he served as associate professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, and also taught as an adjunct professor at the Candler School of Theology and McAfee School of Theology.
Cameron B.R. Howard
Cameron B. R. Howard, associate professor of Old Testament, joined the Luther Seminary faculty in July 2012. She received her Ph.D. from Emory University in 2010. She also holds a Master of Theological Studies degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory and a Master of Theology degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. Howard is the author of The Old Testament for A Complex World: How the Bible's Dynamic Testimony Points to New Life for the Church (Baker Academic, 2021). Committed to making academic biblical scholarship accessible and relevant to clergy and laypeople, Howard has written over two dozen essays for WorkingPreacher.org and is a contributor to BibleOdyssey.org. She is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature and a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA).