P. G. George

The Reverend Doctor
P. G. George
MMTSC
Born

Paduthottu G. George

(1960-01-15)15 January 1960[1]
Kerala, India
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Education B.Sc., M.Sc.,[2] M.Div.,[2] Th.M.,[2] Th.D.[2]
Alma mater Wycliffe College, Toronto[3]
Occupation Theologian
Religion Christianity
Parent(s) P. V. George[4]
Church Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church
Congregations served
 St. John's Mar Thoma Church, Queens, New York City (1992-1994[5]),
Long Island Mar Thoma Church, Merrick, New York, (1992-1994[6]), Mar Thoma Church, Kolkata, (2002[7])
Offices held
 Professor, Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, Kottayam (2004)
Principal,[8] Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth, Faridabad (-2014)
Dean of Research,[8] South Asia Theological Research Institute, Serampore (2014-)
Title Rev. Dr.

P. G. George (born 1960[1]) is an Old Testament Scholar[9] who is presently[10] Dean of Studies at the South Asia Theological Research Institute, Serampore, West Bengal.

As an Old Testament Scholar, George's research works have been reviewed in the Toronto Journal of Theology[11] and the Elenchus of Biblica.[12] George researched on the Hebrew Bible using the methodology of Semantics which puts him among the Translation scholars in the line of Basil Rebera. Concerning the scholarship of George, the Old Testament Guru, Anthony Raymond Ceresko wrote,[13]

George's thorough analysis of the terms for "Rod" has brought to light important nuances of meaning in the Hebrew vocabulary, especially with regard to the principal words, מַטֶּה matteh and sḗbeṭ. The insights uncovered by Dr. George's work offer valuable information for scholars involved in Bible translation, Hebrew lexicography, and the study of the societal patterns in ancient Israel

George is a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India which has been a scholarly society since the past fifty years for Biblical scholars of the Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and Charismatic Churches and has attended the biennial conclave of the Society for Biblical Studies, India in 2014 held at Bangalore which elected Fr. P. Joseph Titus as its President for the biennium 2014-2016.

Writings

Studies

George is attuned to the Canadian scholarship having researched in Toronto, the very place where the Baptist Pastor and Maramon Convention speaker A. B. Masilamani studied along with Wolfgang Roth, both of whom later taught at major seminaries in Jabalpur and Kakinada during the sixties.

Postgraduate

George pursued postgraduate[13] studies at Wycliffe College, Toronto during 1983[14] where he specialized in Old Testament supervised by Stanley Walters.[3] It was during this period that George enrolled[13] for a Hebrew Reading class at St. Michael's College, Toronto where he was taught[13] by the Old Testament Scholar, Anthony Raymond Ceresko[20] whom George considers him as his Guru.

Doctoral

Continuing his studies at the Wycliffe College, Toronto, George enrolled for a doctoral programme during the Principalship of Reginald F. Stackhouse where he was once again supervised by Stanley Walters.[3] George's doctoral thesis was entitled The Rod in the Old Testament: A Study of Vocabulary and Function which was also read by Anthony Raymond Ceresko who served as one of the Examiners.[13]

In 1988,[21] the University of Toronto awarded a doctoral degree, Th.D. to George on completion of his doctoral studies.

Ecclesiastical ministry

Overseas

From 1992 to 1994, George was a Vicar at parishes in the New York City.[5][6]

Kerala

After returning from New York City, George began teaching Old Testament at the Mar Thoma Theological Seminary, Kottayam along with Geevarghese Mathew, then Professor of Old Testament.

Haryana

The Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth, Faridabad is an institution of the Mar Thoma Church affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University) whose first Principal was the legendary Old Testament Scholar, K. V. Mathew who served from 2000-2002 followed by V. S. Varghese. During the later years,[22] George moved from Kottayam to Faridabad where he became Principal of the College and served in that capacity till 2014.[23]

West Bengal

In 2014,[8] George moved to Serampore where he was appointed Dean of Research at the South Asia Theological Research Institute where he guides doctoral-level researchers.

References

  1. 1 2 Poemhunter
  2. 1 2 3 4 Senate of Serampore College (University), Directory of Teaching Staff.
  3. 1 2 3 4 P. G. George, The Rod in the Old Testament: A Study of Vocabulary and Function, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2004, pp.ix-x and back cover.
  4. ↑ Thomas John Philip Nalloor, Church History for the month of September 2004. Kuwait City Mar Thoma Church.
  5. 1 2 St. John's Mar Thoma Church, Queens, New York City, Parish History.
  6. 1 2 Long Island Mar Thoma Church, Merrick, New York, About us - our Vicars.
  7. 1 2 P. G. George, Towards An Immigrant Theology in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 44, Issue 1 and 2, 2002, pp.1-8.
  8. 1 2 3 Annual Report 2014–2015, Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth, Faridabad, 2015
  9. ↑ Monica J. Melanchthon, Graduate Biblical Studies in India in Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza, Kent Harold Richards (Edited), Transforming Graduate Biblical Education: Ethos and Discipline, Society for Biblical Literature, Atlanta, 2010, pp.129-139.
  10. ↑ Serampore College, Theology Department Administration
  11. ↑ Ellen White, Book Review of The Rod in the Old Testament in Toronto Journal of Theology, Volume 21, Issue 2, September 2005.
  12. ↑ Elenchus of Biblica, Volume 21, Editrice Pontificio Istituto biblico, 2005, p.542.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 Anthony Raymond Ceresko, Foreword in P. G. George, The Rod in the Old Testament: A Study of Vocabulary and Function, ISPCK, New Delhi, 2004, p.vii and back cover.
  14. 1 2 P. G. George, Saint Thomas Christians: Whence and Whither in Mar Thoma Messenger, Volume II, Number 1, June 1983, p.11, 23-24.
  15. ↑ P. G. George, Re-defining the Mission: Proverbs as an 'Immigrant Theologian' and a Pastor, in Koshy P. Varughese (Edited), Challenges and Prospects of Mission in the Emerging Context - Essays to the memory of the Rev. Mathew Thomas, Dharma Jyoti Vidya Peeth, Faridabad, 2010, pp.42-53.
  16. ↑ P.G. George, An Immigrant Community at the Crossroads, in IAMS Matters, Issue 5, 2012.
  17. ↑ P. G. George (Edited), Theological Research in the Global South: Prospects and Challenges, SATHRI, Serampore, 2015.
  18. ↑ South Asia Bible Commentary: A One-Volume Commentary on the Whole Bible, Zondervan, 2015.
  19. ↑ P. G. George, Towards the First Holy Communion Day: An outline of the Mar Thoma Catechism, Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth/Christava Sahithya Samithy, Faridabad/New Delhi.
  20. ↑ Anthony Raymond Ceresko was a member of the scholarly Society for Biblical Studies, India.
  21. ↑ University of Toronto Libraries.
  22. ↑ P. G. George, Annual Report 2009-2010, Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, 2010.
  23. ↑ Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth bids farewell to outgoing Principal, faculty members, Faridabad, May 22, 2014.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Geevarughese Mathew		 Professor of Old Testament,
Mar Thoma Theological Seminary,
Kottayam, Kerala 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 Principal,[1]
Dharma Jyoti Vidyapeeth,
Faridabad, Haryana
-2014[1] 		Succeeded by
Koshy P. Varghese[1]
2014-Present
Preceded by
H. Vanlalauva[2]
2011-2014		 Dean of Research,[1]
South Asia Theological Research Institute,
Serampore, West Bengal
2014[3]-Present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. ↑ Senate of Serampore College (University), Minutes of the Executive Committee, November 5, 2010, Kolkata, 2010, p.88.
  3. ↑ Mohan Larbeer, BTESSC Secretary's Report 2014-2015, Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore, 2014, p.2.
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