Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Eric D. Barreto, the Frederick and Margaret L. Weyerhaeuser Associate Professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary. Together, they explore the question, “What does it mean to pray in the Holy Spirit?”
Show notes
Biblical books and passages mentioned
- Psalms
- 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
- Luke 11:1-4
- John
- Romans 8
Topics, themes and figures mentioned
- Prayers in the Bible
- Prayer of Jabez (1 Chronicles 4:9-10)
- The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1-4)
- Intercessory Prayer (Romans 8)
- Prayer as an act of shaping our own imagination: not just asking something of God, but also what we can expect from God and how we can connect with our neighbors.
- Listening
- Parables
- Persistence
- Character of God
- Transformation
- Intervention
- Nearness of God
Books and Resources
- Exploring the Bible: book by Eric Barreto and Michael Chan (Fortress Press, 2016)
- Luke in the Interpretation Bible Series: commentary by Eric Barreto (WJK Press, forthcoming)
- God, Sexuality, and the Self: book by Sarah Coakley (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
