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The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto is assistant professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN.

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The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto

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The Rev. Dr. Eric D. Barreto is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He was ordained by Peachtree Baptist Church (CBF) in 2006. After completing a bachelor of arts degree in religion at Oklahoma Baptist University and a master of divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, he earned a doctoral degree in New Testament from Emory University.

His research interests range from the Acts of the Apostles to ancient and contemporary questions about race and ethnicity. In 2010, he published his first book, Ethnic Negotiations: The Function of Race and Ethnicity in Acts 16. He is also a regular contributor to WorkingPreacher.org, and EnterTheBible.org.

For more information, visit his website.


Latest Content by The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto

ON Scripture

ON Scripture: Dr. Eric Barreto on Acts 2:1-21: Think Differently About Difference

ON Scripture

Acts 2:1-21, Think Differently About Difference

By Dr. Eric D. Barreto

Christians have often hoped for a time when our racial and economic differences would cease, when in Christ we would all be indistinguishable. Such impulses are earnest but fundamentally misguided.

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ON Scripture

ON Scripture: Dr. Eric Barreto on Psalm 23 and 1 John 3:15-24

ON Scripture

1 John 3:16-24: The Love of God and the Needs of our Neighbors

By Eric D. Barreto

The presidential election season is in full bloom. Political sniping will soon reach a new apex. As the months go by, we will grow weary of the coarse political discourse and will breathe a sigh of relief on November 5th.

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Other Recent Content by The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto

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April 05, 2012

Dr. Eric Barreto: Lent and Love: A Reflection on John 3:16

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Many of us would likely struggle to define love succinctly. Many of us would not even know where to start. Love is one of those words that you can't possibly understand just by looking it up in the dictionary.
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January 06, 2012

Dr. Eric Barreto: Los Tres Reyes: Did We Miss a Holiday?

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

El Dia de los Tres Reyes is an important holiday for our sisters and brothers in Latin America. It was a significant day for my own family growing up. What are we missing by ignoring it?
ON Scripture Article

December 21, 2011

ON Scripture: Eric Barreto on Luke 2:1-20: The "Real" War On Christmas?

ON Scripture

"If there is a war on Christmas, I think the assault is both more subtle and more pernicious than these perplexed conspiracy theories."
ON Scripture Article

September 28, 2011

ON Scripture: Eric Barreto on Exodus 20: 10 Commandments--Rules and Regulations?

ON Scripture

How many of the Ten Commandments can you name? If you are like most Americans, the number is far below the full ten. A 2007 survey reported that most Americans could rattle off the ingredients of a Big Mac more readily than the Ten Commandments
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September 08, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: Preaching and Ethnic Diversity

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

I would argue the dream of a "post-racial" society is ultimately empty. Such hopes emerge from a positive aspiration that we might move toward a society in which racial and ethnic prejudice is no longer granted a divisive and destructive force among us. However, our differences linger on for better or for worse.
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August 17, 2011

ON Scripture: Dr. Eric Barreto on Exodus 1:8-2:10: Faith in the Past, Present & Future

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

In his ON Scripture post, Dr. Eric Barreto writes, "In the Exodus story as in many of our lives, deliverance and suffering are interlaced. Our hopeful prayers are not always answered, and grace may take a different shape than we might have expected."
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August 13, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: The Gospel according to Roger Ebert and the Homiletical Voice

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

When I hear someone complain that Twitter is simply a space for narcissists to announce their choice of breakfast, I can't help but think of Roger Ebert.
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July 28, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: Don't Try This at Home

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Are our sermons commercials for the radical Christian life that warn in the fine print, "Don't try this at home?" Are we more concerned with the side effects than the healing Jesus promises?
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June 29, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: Can We Talk?

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Theological disputes are rending many of our churches apart. These too frequently destructive arguments force a difficult question upon us. Can we have discussions any more that do not degenerate to the taking of mutually exclusive positions?
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June 15, 2011

Dr. Eric Barreto: A God Who Breaks All the Rules

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Looking back, I am surprised that moving from Puerto Rico to Louisiana wasn't more traumatic than it was.
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June 08, 2011

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto: Truth and Truthiness

The Rev. Dr. Eric Barreto (CBF)

Seemingly today, all the world's knowledge and data at our fingertips and yet wisdom and truth telling are no easier to discover. Too often, truth and truthiness look just alike.