Romanian biblical scholar
Eugen Jenica Pentiuc (born on December 8, 1955) is an Orthodox biblical scholar, theologian, and Archpriest (Protopresbyteros) of Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. He serves as Archbishop Demetrios Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins, Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at the Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, USA, and as Dean of Holy Cross since January 1, 2024.[3][4]
Biography and Education
He was born in Suceava, Bukovina, Romania, and studied at the Faculty of Theological Orthodoxy of the University of Bucharest (undergraduate studies 1975–1979 and graduate studies 1979–1983).[4] Between 1984–1988, Pentiuc studied at École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem[5] from which he received the academic degree Élève Titulaire de l'École biblique with the thesis Oseé XI.[6] While at École, he does research and completes his first doctoral dissertation Cartea Profetului Osea: Traducere, introducere, si comentariu.[7] In April 1990, Pentiuc family came to USA and established in Southbridge, MA, where Pentiuc worked as Orthodox priest for a small Aromanian community until 2001. In 1997, Pentiuc received a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. In 1998 he obtained a Th.D. in Old Testament in the Orthodox School of Theology at the University of Bucharest. In May 2018, Pentiuc was appointed inaugural holder of Archbishop Demetrios Chair of Biblical Studies and Early Christianity.[9] From 2019 he holds a Doctor Honoris Causa in Theology (Doctor Divinitatis) from Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. Since 1998, he has been a professor of Old Testament and Semitic languages (Hebrew, Syriac) at Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Brookline, MA, USA.
Pentiuc currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. He is married to Dr. Flora (Popescu) Pentiuc, MD Psychiatrist in Boston; they have two children, Daniel and Cristina.[10]
