Ch. Victor Moses is President Emeritus of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society headquartered in

Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...

. Victor Moses is an

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

Scholar and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India, an august body of learning having members well versed in Hebrew and Greek languages hailing from the Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Pentecostal traditions. As an Old Testament Scholar, Victor Moses was made a member of the

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Translation Panel headed by the

Scholars,

Victor Premasagar Victor Premasagar (1927–2005) was the fourth successor of Frank Whittaker as Bishop in Medak. He was an Indian churchman and Old Testament scholar who made major contributions to research on the Old Testament and to the field of theology. Prem ...

and G. Babu Rao that oversaw the common language translation in

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. Victor Moses currently leads the Pastoral team at the historical AELC St. Matthew's West Parish. Victor Moses also teaches

Sacred Scriptures Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They differ from literature by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual pra ...

at the Bethel Bible College, Guntur.

Studies

Victor Moses had his spiritual formation at the Protestant

Andhra Christian Theological College Andhra Christian Theological College (ACTC) is a seminary in Telangana which was founded in 1964. It is affiliated with India's first university, the Senate of Serampore College (University) (a university under section 2(f) of the Universi ...

, Hyderabad, a Seminary affiliated to India's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), a Section 2(f) University within the meaning of the University Grants Commission. The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society under the aegis of its President, S. W. Schmitthenner was instrumental in sending Victor Moses for spiritual formation at the Protestant Seminary where Victor Moses had developed interest in the

, especially the

after being groomed by

and G. Babu Rao, then

Scholars at the Protestant Seminary. Other Spiritual Formators at the Protestant Seminary where Victor Moses studied included

Ravela Joseph Ravela Joseph (born 1937) is a Priest of the Protestant Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches ( STBC) with over 50 years of ecclesiastical ministry, much of which was into Spiritual formation, having taught at the Andhra Christian Theological C ...

and

M. Victor Paul M. Victor Paul (7 April 1935 – 14 October 2013) was a Biblical studies, biblical scholar who served as President of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1993 to 1997. Early years and education Victor Paul was born on 7 April 1935 int ...

. Subsequently, Victor Moses was assigned pastoral roles in the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society. Later, the Church Society sent Victor Moses in 1986 Gnana Robinson (Edited), Directory of the United Theological College, Bangalore, 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997, p.124. to the

United Theological College, Bangalore United Theological College (UTC) is an Eccumenical Christian seminary founded in 1910 situated in the southern city of Bangalore in the state of Karnataka in South India and affiliated to India's first Theological University, the Senate of Seram ...

where Victor Moses undertook postgraduate studies specializing in

under

Theodore N. Swanson Theodore N. Swanson, an ordained Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is an Old Testament Scholar. Swanson taught Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore, India.K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the Unit ...

and

E. C. John Revd. E. C. John (8 November 1927 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian Old Testament scholar and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. He was also a member of the George Bell Institute at the University of Chichester, Chichester ...

and D. N. Premnath working out a dissertation entitled ''The concept of remnant in the prophetical books of the Old Testament''. By 1988, Victor Moses returned to take up ecclesiastical duties with the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society.

Teaching and academics

The

Gurukul Lutheran Theological College Gurukul Lutheran Theological College and Research Institute is an ecumenical seminary situated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, South India. It is affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University).Indiaedunews.neNepal Christians to renew ties ...

, affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University) invited Victor Moses to teach

. The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society had accorded leave-on-lien to Victor Moses to enable him to take up a teaching assignment. Victor Moses has authored homiletical books in

, * ''Prabhu Sandesa Maalika''Ch. Victor Moses, ''Prabhu Sandesha Maalika'', Printed at Srushti Graphics, Guntur, 2008. (2008), * ''Daiva Sandesa Sumaalu''Ch. Victor Moses, ''Daiva Sandesha Sumaalu'', Printed at Sri Lakshmi Press, Guntur, 2012. (2012). Victor Moses has written scholarly articles for the Gurukul Journal of Theological Studies, which include, * Affluence through Oppression: Socio-Economic and Religio-Political Policies of Solomon, (1990)

Church matters and subsequent election

During his teaching assignment at the

, Chennai, Victor Moses expressed his desire to take up pastoral roles after which he was assigned the duty of Pastor at the Lutheran Church, Chirala.AELC Pastors Directory.

Studies

Teaching and academics

Church matters and subsequent election

References

Further reading