John Barnet is Associate Professor of New Testament at the seminary, where he teaches courses in New Testament and biblical Greek. He completed his doctoral studies at Duke University under the direction of Professor Dan O. Via.

Educational Background

• A.B. in Economics, Duke University, 1975
• A.M. in Russian Literature, University of Michigan, 1983
• M.Div., St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1989
• Ph.D. in Religion (New Testament), Duke University, 2001

Selected Publications

• "Paul's Reception of the Gift from Philippi,"St Vladimir's Theological Quarterly 50 (2006)
• "Seek First His Kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation," in Christ At Work: Orthodox Christian Perspectives on Vocation (Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2006)
• "Making the Tree Good: Interpreting Mt 12:33 in the Context of the Eucharistic Meal" in Diakonia - Leitourgia - Charisma: Patristic and Contemporary Exegesis of the New Testament [Festschrift for Georgios Galitis] (Apostolike Diakonia tes Ekklesias tes Hellados, 2006)
• Not the Righteous but Sinners: M. M. Bakhtin's Theory of Aesthetics and the Problem of Reader-Character Interaction in Matthew's Gospel (T&T Clark International, 2003)
• "Stewardship and the New Testament" in Good and Faithful Servant: Stewardship in the Orthodox Tradition (SVS Press, 2003)

Recent Conference Presentations and Activities

• “Zacchaeus and the Rich Man: Inheriting Eternal Life,” St Andrew Orthodox Church, Dix Hills, NY, March 17, 2018
• "Through the Cross, Joy," CrossRoad, Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, June 21-24, 2011
• "The Role of Peter in the New Testament," North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation, Washington, D.C., October 27, 2006
• "Death in the New Testament," St Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, Sep 25, 2006; and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Bridgeport, CT, October 3, 2006
• "The Beatitudes," Holy Trinity Church, Stroudsburg, PA, April 14, 2005
• "Why was Jesus Crucified?" Symposium on the Passion of Christ, St Vladimir's Seminary, Crestwood, NY, April 4, 2005
• "Fear, Forgiveness, Calling: Three Lectures on Christian Witness," St James the Less Episcopal Church, Scarsdale, NY, February 16, March 2, March 9, 2005
• "Scriptural Foundations of Marriage: The New Testament Readings," St Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, October 4, 2004
• "Preaching Luke," Lectures to Clergy and Teenagers, St Gregory of Datev Institute, Elverson, PA, June 29-30, 2004
• "Seek first his kingdom: An Invitation to Christian Vocation," Faculty-Administrators Seminar on Vocation, Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, January 13, 2004
• "Fear Not: Christian Witness in the New Testament," Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, February 19, 2003
• "Creationism and Evolution," St Vladimir's Seminary Christmas Retreat, Crestwood, NY, December 28, 2001
• Lectures on "Kingship in the Old Testament," Saskatoon Institute on Orthodox Theology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 21-25, 2001
• "How to Read God's Word," St Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, CT, September 21, 1998
• Lectures on "New Testament Foundations," Saskatoon Institute on Orthodox Theology, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, May 18-22, 1998
• "Forgiveness," Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral, New York, February 7, 1996
• "Life as Communion According to the Scriptures," St Vladimir's Adult Education Institute, St Basil's Church, Watervliet, NY, September 19, 1995