Sylvie T. Raquel, PhD

Sylvie T. Raquel is assistant professor of New Testament at Trinity College. She came to Trinity in fall 2004. She earned her BA at East Texas Baptist University and her MDiv and PhD at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Prior to coming to Trinity, Dr. Raquel taught at East Texas Baptist University, Nunez College, New Orleans Baptist Seminary, and Xavier University. She also has experience working in three different international churches as youth minister, discipleship ministry, prison ministry and missions, taking trips to Khazakstan, France, Mexico, Brazil, and Ecuador, as well as in the U.S. She has costarted two ESL ministries, is fluent in three languages (English, French, Spanish), and has studied four more (Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and German). Dr. Raquel specializes in textual criticism of the New Testament. She enjoys outdoor activities with her family, traveling, interacting with people of different cultures, sports, art, and sharing her faith.