Show Notes:
- Eric Barreto’s essay, “Which Gospel Is True?“
1.6: Which Gospel Is True?
Why are there four gospels instead of just one unified story? What do the differences and similarities of these texts help us understand?
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Today's Episode Hosted By
Kathryn Schifferdecker
Matt Skinner
Joined by
Eric Barreto
Featuring:
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.
Hosted By:
Kathryn M. Schifferdecker
Kathryn M Schifferdecker came to Luther Seminary as an assistant professor of Old Testament in 2006. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001, Schifferdecker was associate pastor for five years at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arkdale, Wisc., before coming to Luther. Schifferdecker is a frequent contributor to workingpreacher.org, Word & World and the author of Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job (Harvard University Press, 2008). She is currently writing a commentary on the book of Esther.
Matthew L. Skinner
Matthew L. Skinner is the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary. He has been a member of the faculty there since 2002.
His books include Acts: An Interpretation Bible Commentary, Acts: Catching up with the Spirit, Intrusive God, Disruptive Gospel: Encountering the Divine in the Book of Acts, Matthew: The Gospel of Promised Blessings, Voices of Advent: The Bible’s Insights for a Season of Hope, and A Companion to the New Testament (3 volumes).
Motivated by an interest in helping people explore the Bible’s connections to faith and life, he has contributed to a number of commentaries, encyclopedias, and other print and online resources to assist pastors, teachers, and students in their study of Christian scripture. Every week he co-hosts the Sermon Brainwave podcast produced by the Working Preacher website.
Ordained as a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he teaches frequently in congregations and at conferences.