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{{Infobox clergy
| name = Mathew P. John
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* Life, Death and Life after Death<ref name="Religion">M. P. John, ''Life, Death and Life after Death'', in Religion and Society, Volume 18, Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, Bangalore, 1971. pp. 12 & 58. [https://books.google.com/books?id=O-wnAAAAYAAJ]</ref>
* The Changing Pattern of Family in India<ref>M. P. John (Edited), ''The Changing Pattern of Family in India'', The Ecumenical Review, Volume 10, World Council of Churches, 1957. p.492. [https://books.google.com/books?id=1KETAAAAIAAJ]</ref>
* Bible Translation and Mission: Review Essay<ref>M. P. John, ''Bible Translation and Mission: Review Essay'', TIC TALK 38, Newsletter of the United Bible Societies Translation Information Clearinghouse, 1997. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071022104846/http://www.ubs-translations.org/fileadmin/tic_talk/tt38.doc]</ref>
* New Perceptions in the Mission of the Church: New Frontiers, New Challenges<ref name="Bishops">M. P. John, ''New Perceptions in the Mission of the Church: New Frontiers, New Challenges'', National Christian Council Review, Volume 104, National Christian Council of India, Nagpur, 1984. [https://books.google.com/books?id=u_7YAAAAMAAJ]</ref>
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'''Mathew P. John''' was a Biblical Scholar and President<ref name="SBSI">Max Gonsalves (Ed.), Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory 1998.</ref> of the [[Society for Biblical Studies in India]].

== Studies ==
M. P. John studied [[Bachelor of Divinity]] from 1943 to 1949<ref name="Directory">[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910–1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.13.</ref> at [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] during the Principalship of G. H. C. Angus.

== Career ==
From 1947 to 1971 he was lecturer of New Testament<ref name="Religion" /> at [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]],.<ref name="Council">The Council of Serampore College, ''The Story of Serampore and its College'', Fourth Edition 2005, Serampore. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zLPAAAAMAAJ]</ref> where he once studied.<ref name="Council" /> He later undertook doctoral studies in Chicago in [[New Testament]] between 1960 and 1963<ref name="Council" /> and returned to Serampore to take up his teaching assignments. However, it was not until 1969<ref name="Council" /> that he could complete his doctoral studies. M. P. John became the [[Rector (academia)|Rector]] of [[Serampore College]] in 1964, a position in which he continued until he left the college in January 1971<ref name="Council" /> and joined the Translations Department of the [[Bible Society of India]] and oversaw the common language translations<ref name="Religion" /> 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.<ref name="Bishops" />

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|after=Somen Das<ref>John C. England, ''Asian Christian Theologies: Asia region, 7th-20th centuries''; South Asia; Austral Asia Volume 1 of Asian Christian Theologies: A Research Guide to Authors, Movements, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, New Delhi, 2004. p.313. [https://books.google.com/books?id=IckRAQAAIAAJ]</ref>
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| before=[[Chrysostom Arangaden|C. Arangaden]] 1960–1981| title=Associate General Secretary,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=4QgjAAAAMAAJ&q=m.p.john+director+bible+society+of+india ''Our Common Witness: Report of a Consultation'', Council, 1981, p.120]</ref> ([[Translation]]s), [[Bible Society of India]], Bangalore|after=[[John Philipose]] 1984–1991| years=1981–1984}}
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== References ==
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* {{cite journal
| author=The Council of Serampore College
| title=The Story of Serampore and its College
| year=2005
| issue=Fourth Edition
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=3zLPAAAAMAAJ
}}

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