E. C. John

The Reverend
E. C. John
D. D. (Honoris causa)
Born
Elavinakuzhy Cherian John[4]

(1927-11-08)8 November 1927
Travancore
Died29 October 2020(2020-10-29) (aged 92)
Bangalore, Karnataka
NationalityIndian
Other namesECJ
Education
Alma mater
Occupations
Years active1954-2007
SpouseJuliane Hanna John (nee Ehrenberg)
ReligionChristianity
ChurchChurch of South India,[1] Madhya Kerala Diocese[2]
Ordained1954[3]
Congregations served
CSI Church, Tiruvalla (1954-1957)[3]
Offices held
Teacher - in - Old Testament, United Theological College, Bangalore (1959-1993)[3]

E. C. John (8 November 1927 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian Old Testament scholar and a member[8] of the Society for Biblical Studies in India. He was also a member of the George Bell Institute at the University of Chichester,[9] Chichester and the Society for Old Testament Study,[10] England.

He was acknowledged for his scholarship[1] of the Old Testament. G. Babu Rao,[11] one of his earliest pupils specializing in the Old Testament[5] wrote that his professor, E. C. John pointed out parallels for Epiphany and Theophany from Vaishnavism and Saivism respectively.[12]

  1. ^ a b c The National Council of Churches Review, Volume 103, Nagpur, 1983
  2. ^ "Clergy of the Madhya Kerala Diocese". Madhya Kerala Diocese. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Struggle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ E. C. John, Samson Prabhakar (Edited), Christian Identity and Cultural Nationalism: Challenges and Opportunities, BTESSC/SATHRI, Bangalore, 2006.[1]
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Hiwale was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  8. ^ Fr. Max Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998.
  9. ^ "Fellows and Scholars". University of Chichester. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014.
  10. ^ "2004 Conference of the SOTS". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  11. ^ G. Babu Rao, Content Analysis of Theological Syllabi – Old Testament in Religion and Society, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1985. [2]
  12. ^ E. C. John, Divine Manifestations, Bangalore Theological Forum, III/2, Bengaluru, July 1971. p.19. Cited by G. Babu Rao in Wisdom Tradition and the Indian Parallels with special reference to Telugu literature, Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, 1990. [3] Archived 7 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine