Born in Chicago, Illinois to Greek immigrants Alexander and Maria Papoutsis, Peter was baptized and raised in the Greek Orthodox Church.

In 1994, Peter and his late mother went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Church of the Virgin Mary on the island of Tinos, Greece and to the Holy Lands.

It was there that Peter learned about the Greek Old Testament, traditionally called the Septuagint. Peter learned that the Septuagint was the Bible that Jesus Christ, his Holy Apostles, and the early church read and that the Orthodox Church has continued to use this version of the Old Testament exclusively since the time of Christ.

Upon returning to America, Peter sought to obtain an English version of the Septuagint to read. To his surprise he could not find any English translations of the Septuagint that were properly translated or based on accepted Orthodox biblical and liturgical materials.

Therefore, Peter began to learn Septuagint Greek so that he could read the Septuagint for himself without initially intending to translate it for others. However, during that time, he discovered that he had translated a substantial portion of the Septuagint and decided to make a formal translation for his church and others.

Seven years and countless sleepless nights later, he completed The Holy Orthodox Bible, Volume I, The Pentateuch Translated from the Septuagint.

Peter is formally educated and trained as an attorney and is knowledgeable about ancient history and cultures, especially Greek, Roman and Middle-Eastern societies. Peter currently resides outside Chicago with his wife Valerie.