Sergey Panfilov

PhD, Old Testament (New Testament cognate)

Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. Expected completion 2030. GPA 4.00.

Dissertation (in development): a topic in sanctification in the Hebrew Bible, studied through syntax and semantic domains.

MA in Religion, Old Testament

Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan. GPA 4.00.

Thesis: “The Polyvalent Stone Laid Before Joshua in Zechariah 3:9: An Exegetical and Intertextual Study.”

Graduate coursework in Biblical Greek and Hebrew

MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Oslo, Norway.

Master’s degree, Mechanics and Applied Mathematics

Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. Thesis: modeling of the ionization front.

In preparation. Commentary on Leviticus and Hebrews. In Study Bible: Books of the Holy Scripture of the Old and New Testaments in a Modern Russian Translation (the Zaoksky Translation), edited by the Kulakovs.

Forthcoming. “What Bends and What Never Moves: Carrying Christ’s Method Into a New Culture.” In Through the Lens of Christ’s Method Alone: Conversations Toward a Theology of Cultural Transformation.

“The Anguish of the Flesh: Reassessing Jesus’s Prayer and Deliverance from Death in Hebrews 5:7.” Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, Hebrews Section. Denver, November 23.

“The Heavenly-Earthly Sanctuary Service as the Biblical Hermeneutical Center.” Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting, Studies in Biblical Theology. Denver, November 17.

“What Bends and What Never Moves: Carrying Christ’s Method Into a New Culture.” Symposium “Through the Lens of Christ’s Method Alone: Conversations Toward a Theology of Cultural Transformation.” Andrews University, October 15. Respondent: Cedric Vine.

“The Volitional Perfection of Jesus in Hebrews: A Proposal and Critique of Existing Views.” Adventist Theological Society Annual Meeting. Boston, November.

Progress report on machine-learning syntax prediction for the Septuagint. MT–LXX project team (online, with European partners), February 13.

Research Analyst, Center for Biblical Learning and Computing

Andrews University. Project leads: Oliver Glanz (Andrews University) and Martijn Naaijer.

MT–LXX Text-Fabric database (in development; public repository since January 2026): clause-level cross-queries between the Masoretic Text and the Septuagint.

Transformer models trained on the syntactically annotated Greek New Testament to predict sub-phrase, phrase, clause, and sentence boundaries in the Septuagint; sub-phrase F-score 95.2% in the best configuration, up from a 93.2% baseline (reported February 2026).

Adapted the Macula XML to Text-Fabric converter for Hebrew and Septuagint data (about 50 features); comparison of MT–LXX alignment datasets.

Center for Biblical Learning and Computing. MT–LXX Text-Fabric Database. In development. GitHub. https://github.com/CenterBLC/MT-LXX. Researcher, with Saulo Cantanhede and Beniel Paulraj.

Panfilov, Sergey. LXX-Link: Macula and MT–LXX conversion tools for Text-Fabric. GitHub. https://github.com/sergpanf/LXX-Link-P.

Owner and CEO, Softek Point AS, Norway

Independent consultancy: architecture and integration of Microsoft-stack systems for about seven Scandinavian companies, including Den Norske Turistforening and Cambi.

Senior Consultant, Columbus IT, Norway

System integrations for more than 24 European clients, including Handelsbanken, Navico, TNS Gallup, and Elanders; led small development teams.

Senior Developer, Dell, Moscow (team managed from Ireland)

Enterprise .NET development and system integration.

Technical Expert and Database Administrator, Parsons, Moscow

Database administration and technical expertise for the US engineering firm’s Moscow operations.