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, “Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?”
Show notes
Biblical books and passages mentioned
- Gospel of Matthew
- Gospel of Mark
- Gospel of Luke
Topics, themes and figures mentioned
- Resurrection
- Jesus
- Innocence
- Ransom Payment
- Kidnap
- Roman Empire
- Power
- Visible Warning
- Symbol of Violence
- Symbol of Love
