Timotheas Hembrom

In this Indian name, the name Hembrom is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Timotheas.
Timotheas Hembrom
Born31 July 1939[3]
Kolkata, India
Died18 August 2020
EducationL.Th./Santal Theological College, Benagaria,
B. D./United Theological College, Bangalore,
M. Th./United Theological College, Bangalore,
D.Th./South Asia Theological Research Institute, Bangalore
ChurchNorthern Evangelical Lutheran Church[1]/Church of North India[2]
Ordained1985[2] by D. C. Gorai, Bishop - in - Kolkata, Church of North India
WritingsSee section
Congregations served
Osmond Memorial Church, Kolkata
Offices held
Professor, Santal Theological College, Benagaria 1970-1971, Chera Theological College, Cherrapunji, 1973-1977, Bishop’s College, Calcutta 1977-, Gossner Theological College, Ranchi[2]
TitleThe Reverend Doctor

Timotheas Hembrom (31 July 1939 - 18 August 2020) was[3] an ordained Minister of the Church of North India[4] and an Old Testament[4] Scholar who taught[5] at the Bishop's College,[4] Kolkata, affiliated to the nation's first[6] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University). As a Biblical scholar, Hembrom was a member[7] of the scholarly Society for Biblical Studies in India, with members from the Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic and Charismatic Church societies. He researched on Santali creation traditions and his work was first published in 1996 (reprinted in 2013) was simultaneously reviewed in the Indian Journal of Theology[8] and the Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies.[9]

Hembrom had been the editor[10] of the Santali magazine,[11] Jug-Sirijol[2] published by the Santali Cultural and Literary Society,[10] Kolkata in Roman script.[12]

A Santal drummer playing a Tumdak'. The playing of Tumdak' caused an unexpected setback in the life of Timotheas Hembrom and his students.
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  3. ^ a b "In loving celebration....remembering Timotheas Hembrom". YouTube. 6 September 2020.
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  7. ^ Fr. Max Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998.
  8. ^ Book reviews in the Indian Journal of Theology
  9. ^ Thompson, A. F., Book Review: The Santals, Anthropological-Theological Reflections on Santali and Biblical Creation Traditions, Journal of Hindu-Christian Studies, Vol. 11, Article 14, 1998. [1]
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Adivani was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ K. P. Aleaz, Theology of Religions: Birmingham Papers and Other Essays, Moumita Publishers and Distributors, Calcutta, 1998, p.265. [2]
  12. ^ Anadi Kumar Mahapatra, Tribal Politics in West Bengal, Suhrid Publication, Calcutta, 1987, p.103. [3]