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M. P. John
Mathew P. John was a Biblical Scholar and PresidentMax Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998. of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. Studies M. P. John studied Bachelor of Divinity from 1943–1949S. J. Samartha, M. P. John (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910–1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.13. at Serampore College, Serampore during the Principalship of G. H. C. Angus. Career From 1947 to 1971 he was Lecturer of New Testament at Serampore College, Serampore,.The Council of Serampore College, ''The Story of Serampore and its College'', Fourth Edition 2005, Serampore./ref> where he once studied. He later undertook doctoral studies in Chicago in New Testament between 1960 and 1963 and returned to Serampore to take up his teaching assignments. However, it was not until 1969 that he could complete his doctoral studies. M. P. John became the Rector of Serampore College in 1964, a position in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Society For Biblical Studies In India
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Translation
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Living People
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Senate Of Serampore College (University) Alumni
The Senate of Serampore College (University) is located in Serampore in West Bengal, India. Serampore was granted the status of university in 1829, making it India's first institution to have the status of a university.Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Higher Education The college was founded by the missionaries Joshua Marshman, William Carey and William Ward (the Serampore trio), to give an education in arts and sciences to students of every "caste, colour or country" and to train a ministry for the growing Church in India. The Senate The Senate of Serampore College (University) runs the academic administration of all its affiliated theological colleges. The Council of Serampore College holds a Danish charter and has the power to confer degrees in any subject, however it currently exercises this right only for conferring theological degrees, as recommended by the Senate. Several theological colleges and seminaries all over Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Translators
The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. all of the Bible has been translated into 724 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,617 languages, and smaller portions of the Bible have been translated into 1,248 other languages according to Wycliffe Global Alliance. Thus, at least some portions of the Bible have been translated into 3,589 languages. Early translators rendered biblical texts into Syriac, Latin, Geez, Gothic and Slavonic languages, among others. Jerome's 4th-century Latin Vulgate version was dominant in Western Christianity during the Middle Ages. Since then, the Bible has been translated into many more languages. English Bible translations have a rich and varied history of more than a millennium. (See List of English Bible translations.) Textual variants in the New Testament include errors, omissions, additions, changes, and alternate translations. In some cases, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Christian Theologians
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Indian Biblical Scholars
Indian or Indians may refer to: Peoples South Asia * Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor ** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country * South Asian ethnic groups, referring to people of the Indian subcontinent, as well as the greater South Asia region prior to the 1947 partition of India * Anglo-Indians, people with mixed Indian and British ancestry, or people of British descent born or living in the Indian subcontinent * East Indians, a Christian community in India Europe * British Indians, British people of Indian origin The Americas * Indo-Canadians, Canadian people of Indian origin * Indian Americans, American people of Indian origin * Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Americas and their descendants ** Plains Indians, the common name for the Native Americans who lived on the Great Plains of North America ** Native Americans in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philipose
John Philipose is a New Testament Scholar who served as the Director of Translations at the Bible Society of India, Bangalore during 1984-1991 succeeding M. P. John.G. D. V. Prasad, Chiranjivi J. Nirmal, ''Imaging the Word: A Twenty-First Century Perspective'', The Bible Society of India 1811-2011, Bible Society of India, Bangalore, 2000, (revised edition 2011), p.78./ref> Philipose was involved in various translations and revisions of the Bible into the many Indian languages and used to contribute to scholarly journals like The Bible Translator. Studies After graduate studies in sciences from Madras Christian College, Tambaram leading to B.Sc., John Philipose joined the United Theological College, Bangalore in 1955 to discern his avocation towards priesthood during the Principalship of J. R. Chandran and completed his studies in 1958 leading to the award of the graduate degree B.D. by the Senate of Serampore College (University) during the Registrarship of C. E. Abraham. He c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most populous urban agglomeration in India, as well as the largest city in South India, and the 27th largest city in the world. Located on the Deccan Plateau, at a height of over above sea level, Bangalore has a pleasant climate throughout the year, with its parks and green spaces earning it the reputation as the "Garden City" of India. Its elevation is the highest among the major cities of India. An aerospace, heavy engineering and electronics hub since the 1960s, Bangalore is widely regarded as the "Silicon Valley of India" because of its role as the nation's leading information technology (IT) exporter.——— In the Ease of Living Index 2020 (published by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs), it was ranked the most livable Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysostom Arangaden
Chrysostom Arangaden (1916—2004) was an Old Testament scholar and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India. Arangaden was notable for his contribution as Associate General Secretary (Translation's) of the Bible Society of India. Arangaden was an active administrator of the National Missionary Society of India and became Honorary Treasurer of the Society in 1949. In 1960, Arangaden served as Distribution Promoter of the Bible Society of India for a short tenure and was also in charge of the Tamil Nadu Auxiliary of the Bible Society of India Writings * 1947, ''Christian leadership: A new emphasis'', * 1967, ''The New Testament in recent Scholarship'', * 1985, ''With the Word at hand'',C. Arangaden, ''With the Word at hand'' in Godwin Shiri (Edited), ''Wholeness in Christ: the legacy of the Basel Mission in India'', Karnataka Theological Research Institute, Mangalore, 1985./ref> * 1992 (with John Philipose), ''Carey's legacy of Bible translation'' Studies Arangaden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Divinity
In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity or Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD or BDiv; la, Baccalaureus Divinitatis) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies. At the University of Cambridge, the Bachelor of Divinity degree is considered senior to the university's PhD degree. In the Catholic universities the Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) is often called the Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD) and is treated as a postgraduate qualification. United Kingdom Current examples of where the BD degree is taught in the United Kingdom are: the University of St Andrews (where entrants must hold a degree in another discipline); Queen's University Belfast; the University of Aberdeen; the University of Edinburgh; and the University of Glasgow. At the University of Cambridge and previously at the University of Oxford, the BD is a postgraduate qualification, and applicants mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
