John Mathews (theologian)

John Mathews
Born	(1952-12-18) 18 December 1952 (age 72)[2] Kerala
Education	Kerala University, ThiruvananthapuramB.A. M.R.E. Fordham University, New York UniversityPh.D.
Parent	Father: Samuel Mathews
Church	Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church
Writings	Commentary on Gospel of Saint Mark (in Malayalam) The Ecumenical Ideal and the New Testament Reality[1]
Title	Reverend Father Doctor

John Mathews (born 18 December 1952) is a New Testament scholar and Metropolitan of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church.^[3]

John Mathews is the Secretary of the St. Thomas Orthodox Vaideeka Sangam, the Association of all Priests of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church^[4] as well as the publisher of Purohithar, a magazine published by the St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Group from Kottayam.^[5] He is the Co-Secretary of the joint commission between the Catholic Church and the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.^[6]

He teaches New Testament at the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam.^[7] 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.^[8] He was President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India from 2002 to 2004.

He was consecrated in 2010 with the name Yuhanon Mar Demetrius.^[9]

References

Notes

1. John Mathews, The Ecumenical Ideal and the New Testament Reality, Volume 114, National Council of Churches Review, Nagpur, 1994. [1]
2. "Malankara Orthodox Church. List of Candidates for Bishopric" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
3. "7 priests elected as Metropolitans". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2010. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
4. Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. List of Organisations Archived 15 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
5. Indian Orthodox Mercy Fellowship, Kuwait. List of Publications Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
6. Centro Pro Unione. [2] Archived 21 November 2000 at the Wayback Machine
7. "Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam". Archived from the original on 14 April 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
8. John Mathews, The Spirit-Paraclete in the testament of Jesus according to Saint John's Gospel, (1 January 1993). ETD Collection for Fordham University. Paper AAI9313766. [3] Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
9. "7 New Hierarchs for the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church". Northeastern American Diocese of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

Further reading

• National Council of Churches in India (2006). "National Council of Churches Review". 126. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• Aloysius Xavier (Edited) (1994). "Indian Theological Studies". 31. {{cite journal}}: |author= has generic name (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help)