Mathew P. John was a Biblical Scholar and President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India.

Studies

M. P. John studied Bachelor of Divinity from 1943 to 1949 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,. 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 which he continued until he left the college in January 1971 and joined the Translations Department of the Bible Society of India and oversaw the common language translations in Shillong, Meghalaya.

After M. P. John's stint with the Bible Society of India, he joined the Bishop's College, Kolkata and became its Principal.

Professional and academic associations
Preceded byR. M. ClarkPresident Society for Biblical Studies in India 1964–1966Succeeded byD. F. Hudson
Academic offices
Preceded byD. F. HudsonLecturer of New Testament Serampore College, Serampore 1947–1971Succeeded byK. Devasahayam
Preceded byPrincipal Bishop's College, Kolkata 1989Succeeded bySomen Das
Educational offices
Preceded byRector Serampore College, Serampore 1964–1971Succeeded byK. Devasahayam
Other offices
Preceded byC. Arangaden 1960–1981Associate General Secretary, (Translations), Bible Society of India, Bangalore 1981–1984Succeeded byJohn Philipose 1984–1991

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Further reading

  • The Council of Serampore College (2005). (Fourth Edition). {{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires |journal= (help)