Eugen J. Pentiuc
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
50 Goddard Avenue
Brookline, MA 02445
phone: (617) 850.1543
e-mail: epentiuc@hchc.edu
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Education
1998 Th.D. Bucharest University, Orthodox School of Theology, Romania
1997 Ph.D. Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations
1996 M.A. Harvard University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations
1991-1992 Visiting Student, Harvard Divinity School
1986 Élève titulaire de l'École biblique, École biblique et archéologique française, Jerusalem, Israel
1979 Licentiate in Theology/Graduate Theological Degree, Bucharest Orthodox Institute of Theology, Romania
Academic Employment
2007- Associate Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox School of Theology
2004 Visiting Professor, Bucharest University, Orthodox School of Theology, Romania
2003-2007 Assistant Professor, Chair of Religious Studies, Hellenic College
2002-2003 Registrar, Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
1998-2003 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
1996 Instructor (Intermediate Hebrew), Harvard Divinity School
1994-1998 Teaching Fellow, Harvard University
Publications
Books (author)
2001 The Book of Prophet Hosea: Introduction, Translation and Commentary (in
Romanian). Bucharest: Albatros.
2001 West Semitic Vocabulary in the Akkadian Texts from Emar. Harvard Semitic
Studies 49. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
2002 Long-Suffering Love: A Commentary on Hosea with Patristic Annotations.
Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Press; 2nd impression, 2005.
2003 Fear of Real (in Romanian). Bucharest: Cartea Romaneasca.
2006 Jesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. New York / Mahwah, N.J.: Paulist
Press.
In preparation:
The Old Testament in Eastern Orthodox Tradition (under contract with Oxford University Press).
Book (editor)
2008 The Orthodox Study Bible: The Old Testament (associate editor responsible for
the commentaries in the footnotes). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Press.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters
1988 “References to the Carpatho-Danubian Region in Hebrew Sources of the 10th - 12th Centuries,” Romanian Jewish Studies (Jerusalem) 2/2, 1-12.
1999 “West Semitic Terms in Akkadian Texts from Emar,” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 58/2, 81-96.
1999 “Above all his Friends. Paradoxical Language in the Messianic Prophecies of the Old Testament,” Greek Orthodox Theological Review 44, 179-185.
2001 “Messianism in the Book of Hosea in the Light of Patristic Interpretations,” Greek Orthodox Theological Review 46/1-2, 35-56.
2001 “A Self-Offering God and His Begotten Wisdom,” Greek Orthodox Theological Review 46/3-4, 255-266.
2002 “The Christological Interpretation of the Old Testament: A Critical Review,” Greek Orthodox Theological Review 47/1-4, 37-54; reprinted in Theodore G. Stylianopoulos, ed. Sacred Text and Interpretation: Perspectives in Orthodox Biblical Studies. Papers in Honor of Professor Savas Agourides. Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2006.
2002 “Dancing with the Word. Methodological Steps of Biblical Exegesis in the Pastoral Setting,” Synthesis 27-28, 3-13.
2002 “The Deep, the Darkness, and the Spirit of God,” Praxis 3/1, 18-20.
2003 “Nadab and Abihu,” article in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, eds. D.W. Baker, T.D. Alexander (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter Varsity Press), 583-584.
2003 “Judge,” article in Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, eds. D.W. Baker, T.D. Alexander (Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter Varsity Press), 484-486.
2004 “Translation and Ascension in the Bible,” The ARC 6, 52-61.
2004 “The Living Breath of God and the Three Steps in Fashioning Humanity,” Bulletin of the Boston Theological Institute 4/1, 3-7.
2006 “Between Hebrew Bible and Old Testament: Synchronic and Diachronic Modes of Interpretation,” St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly 50/4, 381-396.
2007 “‘Renewed by Blood’: Sheol’s Quest in 2 Baruch 56:6,” Revue Biblique 114/4, 535-564.
2008 “The Word ‘almah in Isaiah 7:14: A New Etymology.” In Bible et Terre Sainte. Mélanges Marcel Beaudry. Ed. José Enrique Aguilar Chiu et al. (New York: Peter Lang Press), 129-136.
Book Reviews
1999 Mark W. Chavalas (ed.), EMAR: The History, Religion, and Culture of a Syrian Town in the Late Bronze Age. (Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press, 1996), in Ashland Theological Journal 31, 158-159 (review article).
2004 John A, McGuckin, Standing in God’s Holy Fire (Traditions of Christian Spirituality Series; Orbis Books 2001). Pp. 172, with a response by J.A. McGuckin, in Conversations in Religion and Theology, vol. 2/1, 59-66 (review article).
2005 Stephen D. Ryan, Dionysius Bar Salibi’s Factual and Spiritual Commentary on Psalms 73-82. (Cahiers de la Revue Biblique, 57), in Review of Biblical Literature [http://www.bookreviews.org] (review article).
Honors, Awards and Grants
1994 Edmund J. Curley Harvard Academic Award
1994 Protopresbyteros (ecclesiastic honor)
2003 Faculty Grant (Lilly Endowment) for designing and production of an interactive CD-ROM to be used in Hellenic College core classes “Biblical Heritage 1&2”
2005-2007 Teacher of the Year (awarded by student association for three consecutive years)
Research Languages
Modern: Romanian (native), French, German, Hebrew
Ancient: Hebrew, Akkadian, Syriac, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Ethiopic (Ge'ez), Greek, Latin
Academic Lectures and Presentations
“Hebrew Bible — Emar Revisited. A Philological Approach,” Society of Biblical Literature Regional Meeting, Newton, MA, April 11, 1998.
“The Plural of Hebrew ‘Segholates’ in Light of the Emar Evidence,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, November 22, 1998.
“Principles of Biblical Hermeneutics in Fr. Staniloae’s Theology,” Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality Annual Symposium, New York, NY, December 6, 1998.
“Messianism in the Book of Hosea in the Light of Patristic Interpretations,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, November 21, 1999.
“Above all his Friends. Paradoxical Language in the Messianic Prophecies of the Old Testament,” Romanian Institute of Orthodox Theology and Spirituality Annual Symposium, New York, NY, December 5, 1999.
“The Christological Interpretation of the Old Testament: A Critical Review,” International Biblical Conference organized by Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology. Brookline, MA, October 29 - November 1, 2003.
“Prophetesses in the Bible and Elsewhere: New Evidence from Emar,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 22-25, 2003.
“Reading the Bible Today,” Cluj University, School of Literature and Orthodox School of Theology (Romania), March 11, 2004 (invited paper).
“The Living Breath of God and the Three Steps in Shaping Humanity,” BTI-Science and Religion Symposium: Matter, Intelligence and Soul; Boston University, April 29, 2004 (invited paper).
“Acquired by God: Incarnation in Scripture and Tradition,” Annual Symposium of Religious Studies Department at Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, December 2, 2004.
“Response” to Paul D. Hanson’s talk in conversation with E.J. Pentiuc’s book Jesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible (Paulist Press: December 2005), Annual Symposium of Religious Studies Department at Hellenic College, Brookline, MA, December 6, 2005.
“Biblical Scholarship and Faith,” St. Photios Symposium Annual Symposium organized by the Office of Vocation, Hellenic College, February 3-4, 2006.
“Orthodoxy 101,” Boston College, March 21, 2006. Co-presented with Dr. Demetrios Katos. Hosted by the Orthodox Christian Fellowship, Boston College Chapter.
“Between Hebrew Bible and Old Testament: Synchronic and Diachronic Modes of Interpretation,” Orthodox Theological Society Annual Meeting, Brookline, MA, June 7-9, 2006.
“Hebrew Sheol and Emarite Shuwala,” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Diego, November 18, 2007.
Professional Societies
Society of Biblical Literature
Catholic Biblical Association
American Oriental Society
Romanian Biblical Association (Cluj, Romania)
Writers’ Academy of Romania (Bucharest, Romania)
Orthodox Theological Society of America
Editorial Board of Theological Studies Journal (Bucharest, Romania)
Classes Offered at Hellenic College and Holy Cross
Old Testament Introduction
Old Testament Exegesis: The Book of Psalms
Hebrew 1 & 2
Syriac 1 & 2
Hebrew for Pulpit
The Septuagint
Orthodox Christianity
Biblical Heritage 1 & 2
Introduction to Great Religious Ideas
Hebrew for the Pulpit
The Book of Exodus
The Book of Genesis
The Book of Isaiah
The Book of Hosea
Old Testament Prophets
Christ in the Old Testament
Old Testament Theology
Theological Themes in the Pentateuch
School Service (select)
Member, Committee on Lectureships, 1998-2003
Chair, Committee on Three Hierarchs Patristic Competition, 1999-
Member, Committee on M.Div./ Th.M. Theses, 1999-
Member, Committee on Ecumenism, 2002-2003
Member, Committee on Rules and Procedures, 2002-2006
Member, Committee on Catalogue, 2004-2005
Member, Presidential Committee for the Holy Cross Press, 2004-
Member, Curriculum Committee, 2005-
Member, IT Committee, 2006-
Member School Web Site Committee, 2008
Member, “Spiritual Fathers” Program, 2007-
Community Service (select)
“Old Testament Prophecies Concerning the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of the Lord” (lecture series), The Orthodox Fellowship of Rhode Island, Mansfield, MA, April 19, 2000.
“Who is Jesus Christ: Yesterday, Today, and Forever” (course), in conjunction with Bishop Kalistos Ware (Oxford University), Eagle River Institute of Orthodox Studies, Eagle River, Alaska, AK, August 1-5, 2003.
“Christ in the Old Testament” (lecture series), Orthodox Clergy Retreat, Washington, DC, February 2004.
“Jesus the Messiah in the Hebrew Bible” (course), The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Houston, TX, March 6-7, 2004.
“Anthropological View of Gen 1-3” (lecture series), St. Nektarios Church, Charlotte, NC, May 28, 2004.
“Theological Themes in Genesis 1-11” (course), Orthodox Clergy Association, Seattle, Washington, November 12-13, 2004.
“The Coming of Messiah” (course), The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Belmont, CA, and St. Nicholas Ranch, Dunlup, CA, March 31-April 7, 2006.
“Social Justice according to the Scripture” (lecture series), St. George Antiochian Church, West Roxburry, MA, September 20, 2006.
“Humanity’s Destiny in the Scripture” (lecture series), Orthodox Youth Fellowship, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, November 11, 2006.
“Biblical Anthropology” (lecture series), The Antiochian Ladies Society Retreat, West Roxbury, MA, February 10, 2007.
“Reading the Bible in a Pastoral Setting” (lecture series), Greek Orthodox Church, Kansas City, KS, February 3, 2007.
“To Be or to Have, this is the Question” (course), Greek Orthodox Church, Weston, MA, April 2007.
“Humanity’s Destiny in the Scripture” (lecture series), The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Augusta, GA, March 1-2, 2008.
“From Eden to Golgotha: Two Gardens, Two Trees” (course), The Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Belmont, CA, March 29-30, 2008.