Who is Francisco García-Treto?

Francisco García-Treto is the guest speaker for Episode 16 of the Covenant Bible Study on Isaiah and the Minor Prophets. Here are some quick facts about him:

1. He is Professor of Religion Emeritus at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas and an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church.
2. He was born in Cuba and became an American citizen in 1967.
3.  He originally wanted to be a chemical engineer but eventually ended up studying theology and received his Masters (1962) and PhD (1966) from Princeton Theological Seminary. 
4. He has written two commentary books, both in Spanish. One is on Psalms and the other on Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.
5. He is married to Bonnie Flake, former Director of Alumni Relations at Trinity University. They have a blended family, each having 2 children of their own, and they have 7 grandchildren.

Who is David L. Bartlett?

David L. Bartlett is the guest speaker for Episode 15 of the Covenant Bible Study on James, Jude, and 1&2 Peter. Here are some quick facts about him:

1. He is Professor Emeritus of New Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary and Lantz Professor Emeritus of Preaching at Yale Divinity School, where he also served for eleven years as Academic Dean. He has also worked as a professor at Union Theological Seminary, Pacific School of Religion, University of Chicago, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, and American Baptist Seminary of the West.
2. He received his BA from Swarthmore College in 1962, a Bachelor of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1967, and a Doctor in Philosophy from the Department of Religious Studies in New Testament at Yale Divinity School in 1972.
3. He is an ordained minister of the American Baptist Churches and is the Theologian in Residence at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. He has previously served as Senior Minister of Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church in Oakland, Senior Minister of Hyde Park Union Church in Chicago, and Senior Minister of University Baptist Church in Minneapolis.
4.  He is a significant contributor and co-editor of the Feasting on the Word commentary series, which serves as a resource for pastors, teachers, and individuals studying the lectionary readings. He has also written enough books, articles, and essays that it would take several pages to list them all. 
5. He is married to Carol Bartlett, a retired social worker and Christian educator, and they have two sons. He and his wife co-authored a book on children's sermons for the Feasting on the Word Commentary Series!

Who is Michael J. Brown?

Michael J. Brown is the guest speaker of Episode 14 of the Covenant Bible Study on Philemon, Philippians, Colossians, and Ephesians. Here are some quick facts about him:

1. He is the President of Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio. 
2. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and a Master of Divinity, and Doctor of Philosophy degree, specializing in the New Testament and Christian Origins from the University of Chicago.
3. Prior to joining Payne, Dr. Brown was Associate Professor of New Testament and Christian
   Origins at Emory University in Atlanta for 12 years. He then served as Associate Dean of Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and was the Director of the Malcolm X Institute on Black Studies from 2011-2013.
4.  He has written four books: What They Don’t Tell You: A Survivor’s Guide to Academic Biblical Studies (2000), Blackening of the Bible: The Aims of African American Biblical Scholarship (2004), The Lord’s Prayer through North African Eyes: A Window into Early Christianity (2005), and The Lord’s Prayer and God’s Vision for the World: Finding Your Purpose through Prayer (2014). 
5. He comes from FIVE generations of ministers!