
John R. Barker, OFM
Associate Professor of Old Testament Studies
Chair of Biblical Literature and Languag
Education
MDiv/MA, Catholic Theological Union
PhD, Boston College
About
Br. John is a Franciscan friar with the Province of Saint John the Baptist (Cincinnati). He has served on the faculty of CTU since 2012. His main areas of biblical research relate to the formation and function of biblical texts, particularly the prophetic literature, and biblical theology. This includes such approaches as rhetorical criticism, the history of the interpretation and reception of biblical texts, and the Bible in the Church and culture.
Br. John is the book reviewer for the Old Testament and related topics for The Bible Today. He contributes regularly to pastoral publications such as Weekday Homily Helps and Emmanuel Magazine, and he gives biblically-related lectures, presentations, and retreats throughout the US. He is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL).
Contact
jbarker@ctu.edu
Disputed Temple: A Rhetorical Analysis of the Book of Haggai (Fortress, 2017)
“Haggai,” The Bible Today 53.6 (2015)
“The Garden as a Place of Beginnings,” The Bible Today 53.3 (2015)
“The Book of Haggai and the Rebuilding of the Temple in the Early Persian Period,” New Theology Review 26.2 (2014)