John Mathews (theologian)
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John Mathews is a New Testament
scholar and Metropolitan
of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church.
John Mathews is the Secretary of the St.Thomas Orthodox Vaideeka Sangam, the Association of all Priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church as well as the publisher of Purohithar, a magazine published by the St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Group from Kottayam. He is the Co-Secretary of the joint commission between the Catholic Church and the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
He teaches New Testament
at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam
. He pursued doctoral studies in New Testament
at the Fordham University
, New York City
. His doctoral dissertation was titled The Spirit-Paraclete in the testament of Jesus according to Saint John's Gospel. He was President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India from 2002 to 2004.
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
scholar and Metropolitan
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.Before the establishment of...
of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church.
John Mathews is the Secretary of the St.Thomas Orthodox Vaideeka Sangam, the Association of all Priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church as well as the publisher of Purohithar, a magazine published by the St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Group from Kottayam. He is the Co-Secretary of the joint commission between the Catholic Church and the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.
He teaches New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam
Kottayam
Kottayam is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative capital of the Kottayam district. Kottayam Kottayam (Malayalam: കോട്ടയം) is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 55.40 km2. It is the administrative...
. He pursued doctoral studies in New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
at the Fordham University
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private, nonprofit, coeducational research university in the United States, with three campuses in and around New York City. It was founded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York in 1841 as St...
, New York City
New York City
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. His doctoral dissertation was titled The Spirit-Paraclete in the testament of Jesus according to Saint John's Gospel. He was President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India from 2002 to 2004.