Radu Gheorghiță

Biography

Dr. Radu Gheorghiță is a specialist in the New Testament, with additional teaching responsibilities in the Old Testament and Septuagint. He is currently Professor of Biblical Studies. Dr. Gheorghiță is a native of Romania and received the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. His Master of Divinity degree is from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and his Doctor of Philosophy is from the University of Cambridge in England. Dr. Gheorghiță came to Midwestern from Emmanuel Bible Institute in Oradea, Romania. He currently resides in Europe and directs the Romanian D.Min. Program while returning annually to Kansas City to teach in Midwestern’s other academic programs.

Dr. Gheorghiță’s field of research is Septuagint studies and the use of the Old Testament in the New Testament. He has a special interest in Scripture memorization, both in English and the original languages, and he is able to recite entire books of the New Testament including 1 Timothy and the Revelation. Dr. Gheorghiță is also a talented musician in both guitar and organ. He and his wife, Liz, have five children.