Joseph Pathrapankal | |
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Born | 29 September 1930
[1] |
Died | 27 February 2022 |
Education | [1] |
Church | Carmelites of Mary Immaculate [1] |
Ordained | 24 March 1958 [1] |
Writings | See Section |
Title | Reverend Father Doctor |
Joseph Pathrapankal (29 September 1930 – 27 February 2022) was an Indian New Testament Scholar and Syro-Malabar priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.
He first studied at the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune and then went to the Pontifical Biblical Institute where he obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1960. [2] He then became a Lecturer then Professor of New Testament, and from 1976 to 1979 and 1979 to 1985 the Vice-President and President at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bengaluru. [3] On May 30, 1997 Pathrapankal received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden. [4]
Pathrapankal was also a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. [5] [6]
He was a former past President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India, [7] and a member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. [8]
Pathrapankal again left for Rome on study leave and registered as a doctoral candidate with the Gregorian University and pursued research in New Testament studies and submitted a thesis titled Metanoia, Faith, Covenant: A Study of Pauline Theology [10] which was later published by Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram in 1971. [11] Pathrapankal returned to India and continued teaching at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram.
Joseph Pathrapankal | |
---|---|
Born | 29 September 1930
[1] |
Died | 27 February 2022 |
Education | [1] |
Church | Carmelites of Mary Immaculate [1] |
Ordained | 24 March 1958 [1] |
Writings | See Section |
Title | Reverend Father Doctor |
Joseph Pathrapankal (29 September 1930 – 27 February 2022) was an Indian New Testament Scholar and Syro-Malabar priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.
He first studied at the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune and then went to the Pontifical Biblical Institute where he obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1960. [2] He then became a Lecturer then Professor of New Testament, and from 1976 to 1979 and 1979 to 1985 the Vice-President and President at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bengaluru. [3] On May 30, 1997 Pathrapankal received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology at Uppsala University, Sweden. [4]
Pathrapankal was also a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission. [5] [6]
He was a former past President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India, [7] and a member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas. [8]
Pathrapankal again left for Rome on study leave and registered as a doctoral candidate with the Gregorian University and pursued research in New Testament studies and submitted a thesis titled Metanoia, Faith, Covenant: A Study of Pauline Theology [10] which was later published by Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram in 1971. [11] Pathrapankal returned to India and continued teaching at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram.