WINONA LAKE - The administration at Grace College announced the appointment of Dr. Tiberius Rata as chair of the Department of Biblical Studies.Rata, professor of Old Testament studies, joined the Grace faculty in 2005.
The department is part of Grace College's School of Ministry Studies, consisting of the undergraduate Department of Biblical Studies and Grace Theological Seminary, which offers graduate degrees in ministry and theology.
Rata leads the department in implementing several curriculum changes and explained that the department is committed to a balanced approach to ministry education, stressing both academics and the practice of ministry. To accomplish this, he said, majors in the department will have the experience of ministry internships, as well as classroom instruction.
Rata earned his bachelor of science degree in urban and regional planning from California State Polytechnic University, master of divinity degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, and his Ph.D. in theological studies (Old Testament) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
