Meet Your Professor

Dr. Eugenia Constantinou is the creator of Search the Scriptures — an Orthodox Bible study produced by Ancient Faith Radio.

Jeannie holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Studies (1980) and a Master of Arts degree in Practical Theology from the University of San Diego (1992).

She received a Master of Theology degree from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in 1996 where she specialized in Orthodox Theology and Patristics.

She also received a Master of Theology from Harvard Divinity School in 1998 where she specialized in the New Testament.

She had also previously earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1985 and has been a member of the California Bar since that same year.

Jeannie received her Ph.D. at Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada, in 2007, writing her doctoral dissertation on “Andrew of Caesarea and the Apocalypse in the Ancient Church of the East.” 

She taught Biblical Studies and Early Christianity at the University of San Diego for twenty years, and also taught New Testament at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute, Sts Athanasius and Cyril Coptic Orthodox School of Theology and the Franciscan School of Theology.

Jeannie has led bible studies, taught and lectured on the Bible and Orthodoxy at parishes, conferences, retreats and seminars for over forty years.

She is the author of many articles and four books, including  Guiding to a Blessed End: Andrew of Caesarea and His Apocalypse Commentary in the Ancient Church, Thinking Orthodox: Understanding and Acquiring the Orthodox Christian Mind and  The Crucifixion of the King of Glory: The Amazing History and Sublime Mystery of the Passion.

She is married to Fr. Costa, a Greek Orthodox priest, and  “Mom” to her son, Christopher.