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{{Infobox clergy
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| honorific_prefix = The Reverend
| name = Suppogu Joseph, [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]
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| caption = Pastor Joseph on his 80th birthday on 1 January 2019 at the Protestant Regional Theologiate in [[Secunderabad]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1939|01|01}}<ref name="Voter"/>
| birth_place = [[Kurnool district]], [[Madras Presidency]] ([[British Raj]])
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| other_names = ''SJ Ayyagaru''
| years_active = 1964 - ''present''
| occupation = [[Priest]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Divinity|B.D.]], [[M.Th.]], [[D.Th.]] (Serampore)
| alma_mater =
* Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary, [[Ramayapatnam]] ([[Andhra Pradesh]]),
* [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] ([[West Bengal]]),
* [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]], [[Chennai]], ([[Tamil Nadu]]),
* [[École Biblique]], [[Jerusalem]] ([[Israel]]),
* [[Goethe Institute]], [[Lüneburg]] ([[Germany]]),
* [[Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia]] ([[United States]])
| known_for = New Testament Scholarship
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| parents = [[Sri]] S. Ranganna<ref name="Voter">National Voters Services Portal. ''Name: S. Joseph, State: Telangana, District: Hyderabad, Constituency: Musheerabad''. [http://electoralsearch.in/voterInformation]</ref>
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| religion = [[Christianity]]
| church = [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]] (STBC)
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| writings = '''1990''', ''Luke's Adaptation of the Gospel Tradition in Mark: A Synopsis''<ref name="Mark">S. Joseph, ''Luke's Adaptation of the Gospel Tradition in Mark: A Synopsis'' in ''Reflections on Theology Today: Papers presented by Faculty of [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]], India during the academic year 1988-89 on Theology and the Mission of the Church'', ACTC, [[Secunderabad]], 1990, pp.23-29. [https://books.google.com/books?id=c-lCcgAACAAJ&q=andhra+christian+theological+college]</ref> '''2007''', ''Adaptation of the Gospel tradition in Luke'', '''2009''', ''Table fellowship of Jesus : according to Luke''<ref>[http://classify.oclc.org/classify2/ClassifyDemo?search-author-txt=%22Joseph%2C+Suppogu%22 OCLC Classification]</ref>
| congregations = STBC-Waterbury Memorial Telugu Baptist Church, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]] {{small|(1964-1969)}}, STBC-[[Centenary Baptist Church, Clock Tower, Secunderabad|Centenary Baptist Church]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]] {{small|(1977)}}
| offices_held =Principal, [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]] {{small|(1986-1990)}}
| title = The Reverend
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'''Suppogu Joseph''' (born 1 January 1939)<ref name="Voter"/> is a [[Golden jubilee]] Pastor of the Protestant [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]] with major contribution to [[New Testament]] scholarship with reference to [[Gospel of Luke|Lukan]] literature. In a study on Luke in 2010 by Justin Alexandru undertaken at the [[University of Durham]], Joseph's work has been cited by the researcher in the context of [[Authorship of Luke–Acts]] where Justin authoritatively attests the work of Joseph.<ref>Mihoc, Justin, Alexandru, ''The Ascension of Jesus Christ: A Critical and Exegetical Study of the Ascension in Luke-Acts and in the Jewish and Christian Contexts'', 2010, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: [http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/620/1/Justin_A._Mihoc_-_The_Ascension_of_Jesus_Christ.pdf?DDD32+]</ref>

Joseph has been teaching [[New Testament]] and [[Biblical Greek|Biblical Greek Language]] since 1969 ever since his appointment as a Teacher at the Protestant Regional Theologiate and had also served as Principal of the Theologiate during 1986-1990 in [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]] and is currently a member<ref>[http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/administration/council-of-serampore-college/ Council of Senate of Serampore College (University)]</ref> of the Council of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], [[Serampore]], [[West Bengal]], India's first University<ref name="UNESCO">[http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0017/001790/179035eb.pdf UNESCO Structures of University Education in India, 1952]</ref> under Section 2(f) of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] Act, 1956.

==Studies==
Both the [[Catholic]]<ref>Anthonappa Chowrappa, ''History of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool|Catholic Diocese of Kurnool]] 1701-2007'', Self published by the author, Kurnool, 2008.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ElX9oAEACAAJ]</ref> and [[Protestant]] missions propagated<ref name="Martin">Martin Senftleben, ''Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh'', Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 1992. [http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf |date=9 December 2008 }}</ref> the gospel in [[Madras Presidency]], it was the [[Protestant]] [[American Baptist Mission]] which inspired the Suppogu patriarchs in [[Kurnool district]] to [[Christ]].

===Graduate===
After early studies up to the collegiate level, S. Joseph began to work at the [[Kurnool Medical College]] as an Assistant in the Forensic Medicine Department<ref>A. M. Malhotra, P. S. Bright (Compiled), ''Directory of Medical Colleges in India, 1964'', Bright Publications, New Delhi, 1968, p.45.[https://books.google.com/books?id=ECtDAlPjf1MC&dq=kurnool+medical+college+forensic&pg=PA45]</ref> and after a year or so, his interest began to shift towards spirituality.

S. Joseph then approached the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches who accepted his candidature and sent him for spiritual formation to a Major Seminary in [[Ramayapatnam]],<ref name="Adaptation">[http://www.printsasia.it/book/adaptation-of-the-gospel-tradition-in-luke-suppogu-joseph-8184580029-9788184580020 S. Joseph, ''Adaptation of the Gospel Tradition in Luke'', ISPCK, 2007] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081817/http://www.printsasia.it/book/adaptation-of-the-gospel-tradition-in-luke-suppogu-joseph-8184580029-9788184580020 |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> the [[Ramayapatnam]] Baptist Theological Seminary where he studied during the Principalship of [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] Maurice Blanchard<ref name="President">B. R. Moses, ''Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary Centenary Report 1874-1974'', in K. J. W. Jayakumar, ''The Lights That Never Quench - Baptist Missionaries'', Self published by the author, Nellore, 2008, pp.107-114.</ref> and other faculty comprising [[The Reverend|The Rev.]] [[Gaddala Solomon|G. Solomon]]<ref name="President"/> and others and earned<ref name="Adaptation"/> a [[Licentiate in Theology]] (L. Th.). Later he upgraded his theological studies both at [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]] studying between 1963-1964<ref name="Directory"/> coinciding with the study period of [[D. S. Satyaranjan]] and continuing at [[Ramayapatnam]] earning a [[Bachelor of Divinity]] (B.D.) degree in 1965.<ref>''Reports 1964-1965: Report by the President of the Senate for the year 1965'', (List of candidates who are qualified to receive the Degree and Diplomas in 1965 Examination: B.D. Degree) [[Serampore College]], [[Serampore]], 1965, p.13.</ref>

===Post-graduate level research===
In 1966,<ref name="Directory"/> the [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]] sent<ref name="Ravela"/> S. Joseph to the [[Serampore College]],<ref name="Adaptation"/> a constituent College of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] where he mastered [[Biblical Greek|Biblical Greek Language]] and the [[New Testament]] making him eligible to teach at any University<ref name="Foreign">[http://senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/foreign-universities-higher-studies.html Foreign Universities Recognizing Serampore Degrees for Higher Studies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720153304/http://senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/foreign-universities-higher-studies.html |date=20 July 2015 }}</ref> in the world in the Faculty of Theology.

S. Joseph studied at [[Serampore]] for postgraduate studies in 1966<ref name="Directory">[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled), ''Directory of students 1910-1967'', Serampore College (Theology Department), Serampore, 1967, p.22, 24.</ref> during the Principalship of William Stewart<ref name="Story">''The Story of Serampore and its College'', Published by the Council of Serampore College, Serampore, 2005 (fourth edition), pp.87-88, 174. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3zLPAAAAMAAJ&q=the+story+of+serampore+and+its+college]</ref> where the [[New Testament]] and [[Biblical Greek|Biblical Greek Language]] Faculty comprised [[D. F. Hudson]],<ref name="Story"/> E. L. Wenger,<ref name="Story"/> J. C. Hindley<ref name="Story"/> and [[M. P. John]].<ref name="Story"/> Other faculty members at that time included the [[Old Testament]] Scholar [[K. V. Mathew]], Religions Scholar, [[V. C. Samuel]] and the [[Sanskrit]] Teacher, [[Yisu Das Tiwari]]. S. Joseph's companions at the College included G. Babu Rao,<ref name="Directory"/> James Massey,<ref name="Directory"/> D. K. Mohanty<ref name="Directory"/> who were in the graduate section. During the ensuing convocation of the University held in 1967/68, S. Joseph was awarded an [[M. Th.]] by the Registrar, [[C. Devasahayam]] ably assisted by then Administrative Officer, [[D. S. Satyaranjan]].

===Doctoral level research===
[[File:Germantown Seminary Library.JPG|thumb|upright=1.2|left|Krauth Memorial Library at the [[Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia]]; S. Joseph spent time during the 1970s for research exposure under then Prof. John H. P. Reumann.]]While teaching at the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], Joseph qualified for undertaking doctoral level research and registered as a doctoral degree candidate with the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] through the [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]],<ref name="Adaptation"/> [[Madras]]. James Bergquist, a former professor at the [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]] and Deputy Director of the Theological Education Fund for Southern Asia<ref name="Adaptation"/> of the [[World Council of Churches]] initiated the programme in 1973<ref name="WCC">WCC Archives Inventory, Asia, India, ''40. AS5-73-1, team study, N.T. doctoral programme, 1973; 41. AS5-73-1/A Andhra Christian theological college, scholarship: S. Joseph, 1973;''[http://archives.wcc-coe.org/Query/resultatliste.aspx]</ref> to enable S. Joseph's overseas doctoral research and gather research material at the Ecumenical Institute<ref name="Adaptation"/> and the [[École Biblique]]<ref name="Adaptation"/> in [[Jerusalem]],<ref>''Yearbook of the American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. 1973'', ABCFM, Valley Forge, 1973, p.78.[https://books.google.com/books?id=FnLkAAAAMAAJ&q=new+testament]</ref> and at the [[Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia]]<ref name="Adaptation"/> where he was supervised by John H. P. Reumann,<ref>John H. P. Reumann dies: [[New Testament]] Professor was a force in Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogues. [http://ltspmedia.ltsp.edu/2008/06/ltsp-emeritus-professor-john-hp-reumann.html]</ref> then Professor of [[New Testament]].<ref name="Adaptation"/>

S. Joseph was a recipient<ref name="Adaptation"/> of scholarship from the [[Goethe-Institut]]<ref name="Adaptation"/> which enabled him to pursue German language studies at [[Lüneburg]],<ref name="Adaptation"/> [[Germany]] in order to access [[New Testament]] research materials in [[German language|German]] language. Although S. Joseph returned to take up his teaching assignment at the [[Protestant]] Seminary in [[Secunderabad]], it was not until 1980 that the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] awarded him the doctorate degree of [[Doctor of Theology]] (D.Th.).<ref>List of the Recipient of the Degree of Doctor of Theology of the Senate of Serampore College (University) [http://www.senateofseramporecollege.edu.in/hall-of-fame/doctor-of-theology/]</ref> during the Registrarship of [[D. S. Satyaranjan]]. After nearly 27 years, S. Joseph was able to revise and publish his doctoral work in 2007 under the title ''Adaptation of the Gospel tradition in Luke''.<ref>[[Asbury University]].[http://evergreen.asbury.edu/eg/opac/record/81914?qtype=subject;long_facet=authorpersonal;query=Bible%20Luke;facet=author%7Cpersonal%5BJoseph%2C%20Suppogu.%5D]</ref>

==Ecclesiastical ministry==

===Pastoral ministry===
The Waterbury Memorial Telugu Baptist Church in [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] is the oldest<ref>City's first Telugu baptist church is 125 old, The New Indian Express, 30 September 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224754/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article479539.ece?service=print]</ref> Baptist Church where S. Joseph served as a Pastor during 1964-1969,<ref name="Ravela">[[Ravela Joseph|R. Joseph]], ''A History of the Telugu Baptist Churches (American Baptist Telugu Mission)'', ACTC, Secunderabad, 2003.</ref> almost six years in pastoral ministry in suburban [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].

In 1977 while teaching at the Protestant Regional Theologiate in [[Secunderabad]], S. Joseph was elected as the President<ref name="Centenary"/> of the [[Centenary Baptist Church, Clock Tower, Secunderabad|Centenary Baptist Church]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]] during the Pastorship of the [[Old Testament]] Scholar [[Gaddala Solomon|G. Solomon]], who incidentally was his Teacher at Ramayapatnam.

===Teaching ministry===

====Teacher====
In 1969, on the invitation of the [[Louis F. Knoll]] then President<ref>Talathoti Punnaiah, ''My Memoir, Ministry and Message: (60 years Life Experiences 1950-2010)'', Kakinada, 2010, p.10. Punnaiah was an aspirant and underwent a 1-year spirituality course at the [[Ramayapatnam]] Major Seminary in 1969 during the presidentship of [[Louis F. Knoll]], this coincides with S. Joseph's joining date at Ramayatnam when read together with [[Ravela Joseph]]'s ''A History of The Telugu Baptist Churches''.</ref> of the [[Ramayapatnam]] Baptist Theological Seminary, S. Joseph moved from [[Madras]] to [[Rajahmundry]] to take up a teaching assignment at the [[Ramayapatnam]] Baptist Theological Seminary whose graduate section was housed within the campus of [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Rajahmundry]] until its merger in 1972<ref>''Foundations'', Volume 11, American Baptist Historical Society, 1968. p. 321. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWnkAAAAMAAJ]</ref> with the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]]. S. Joseph as a Spiritual Formator moulded the lives of generations of students creating interest in theological academic disciplines and the yearning to learn more in a systematic manner.

====Principal====
[[File:Academic block face.jpg|thumb|300px|The Protestant Regional Theologiate in Secunderabad; S. Joseph was a Spiritual Formator here for more than three decades.]]
In 1986, when the 4-year cycle of Principalship rolled onto the [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]], its Church Society Council chose S. Joseph to lead the Society as the Principal of the Protestant Seminary. During the tenure of Suppogu Joseph as Principal, faculty lectures were initiated together with two of his colleagues, the [[Hamburg]]-educated [[New Testament]] Scholar Klaus Schafer<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035523/http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/1995-02/1995-02-066-noteworthy.pdf International Bulletin, 1995]}}</ref> and the [[Old Testament]] Scholar G. Babu Rao<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=txUnAQAAIAAJ&q=babu+rao+old+testament ''Guide to Indian Periodical Literature'', Volume 23, 1989, p.57]</ref>
<ref>G. Babu Rao, ''Content Analysis of Theological Syllabi – [[Old Testament]]'' in ''Religion and Society'', Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society, 3 September 1985. [https://books.google.com/books?um=1&q=g.babu+rao+doctoral+studies&btnG=Search+Books]</ref> and the three of them<ref name="Mark"/> were able to create interest among other faculty members to write scholarly papers<ref name="Mark"/> which were reviewed and published under the title ''Reflections on Theology Today: Papers presented by Faculty of [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], Secunderabad, India during the academic year 1988-89 on Theology and the Mission of the Church''.<ref>''Reflections on Theology Today: Papers presented by Faculty of Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad, India during the academic year 1988-89 on Theology and the Mission of the Church'', ACTC, Secunderabad, 1990. [https://books.google.com/books?id=c-lCcgAACAAJ&q=andhra+christian+theological+college]</ref> Apart from Klaus Schafer, there was another visiting faculty from the Kirchliche Hochschule [[Wuppertal]], [[:de:Jürgen Fangmeier]], a notable [[Systematic Theology|Systematic Theologian]] who also taught at the [[Protestant]] Seminary leading to availability of international Scholars at the Seminary.

In early 1990, S. Joseph led the Protestant Regional Theologiate in its Silver Jubilee Celebrations after the founding of the College in 1964 at [[Rajahmundry]]. The Silver Jubilee of the near-[[ecumenical]] initiative that resulted in the founding of the College marked a good number of footfall of the [[alumni]] over a period of 5 days during 17 to 21 January 1990 in the premises of the College in [[Secunderabad]] where Bible Studies and Reminiscences were held every day during the Silver Jubilee Week.<ref name="Souvenir">''Souvenir of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]]'', Secunderabad, 1990</ref> which was also attended by his predecessor, K. David who travelled from Serampore. The Board of Governors of the College at that time included, [[S. E. Krupa Rao]], [[B. R. Devapriam]], [[D. N. Samuel]], [[K. E. Swamidass]], [[T. B. D. Prakasa Rao]], [[Victor Premasagar]] and others.<ref name="Souvenir"/>

After administering the Seminary for four years that ended in 1990, the Principalship rolled onto the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] Society which chose [[M. Victor Paul]] to represent the Church Society as Principal. After remaining in ACTC for one more academic year, S. Joseph accepted a teaching assignment in [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]], [[Madras]] and proceeded on ''leave-on-lien'' returning to ACTC in 1998 after the Principalship of the [[Systematic theology|Systematic Theologian]] [[Regunta Yesurathnam|R. Yesurathnam]].

In 1992, S. Joseph was a recipient of residency at the Overseas Ministries Study Centre in [[New Haven, Connecticut]],<ref>Overseas Ministries Study Centre, ''Alumni News and Notes'', 20 September 2017.[https://www.omsc.org/alumninewsandnotes/2017/9/20/fv1b2cf0vk69z3ous4fqpc0v9erv02]</ref> where he spent time on learning in a missional setting of diverse cultures.

==Contribution==
S. Joseph contributed to the [[New Testament]] scholarship through his research and writings as well as made use of his administration experience at Seminaries.

===New Testament Scholarship===
[[Monsignor]] Gali Bali, an [[Old Testament]] Scholar and Bishop Emeritus of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Guntur]] reveals that the table fellowship of Jesus has great significance in everyday human life especially as the Church seeks to see people with ''the eyes of Christ himself'' where Gali Bali invokes [[Redemptor Hominis]] authored by [[Pope John Paul II]].<ref>Govindu Rayanna, ''Table Fellowship of Jesus : Luke 5:27-32,'' St. Anthony's Shrine, Guntur, 2009, pp.v-vii</ref> It is in such a setting that Suppogu Joseph's ''Table Fellowship of Jesus'' has special significance, especially in the light of the Lucan material through which S. Joseph explores the motives and theological emphases.

Delving further into the Lucan material, S. Joseph's second book entitled ''Adaptation of the Gospel Tradition in Luke'' looks at the possibilities of [[Inculturation]]<ref name="Adaptation"/> especially to the Indian context. Pioneers like [[D. S. Amalorpavadass]] have taken much interest in [[Inculturation]] making major changes through the [[Second Vatican Council]]. Suppogu researched along the same period when the [[Second Vatican Council]] was confabulating but at a purely academic level.
{{blockquote|The question whether the Christian Gospel can cross the cultural frontiers is tackled from the [[New Testament]] perspective. Taking the Gospel of Luke as an example, it attempts to determine the changes involved in adapting the Gospel Tradition to the Hellenistic setting when the Gospel moved from the Jewish setting. By analysing various examples in the Third Gospel, it tries to determine the extent of the various modifications Luke introduced in his source materials and pre-Lukan traditions. This gives an immense advantage in determining the limits of adaptation of the Gospel Tradition to the Indian.<ref name="Adaptation"/>}}

===Administration===
[[File:SeramporeCollege.jpg|thumb|The [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], [[Serampore]], [[India]] - Suppogu Joseph pursued nearly 3/4ths of his studies in spiritual formation at this seat of learning and continues to be on the Council of this University.]]The [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]], the country's first<ref name="UNESCO"/> modern University within the meaning of Section 2(f) of the [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] Act, 1956 has been active in the Faculty of Theology whose degrees are equally recognised by the famed Universities<ref name="Foreign"/> including [[University of Cambridge]] and the [[University of Oxford]], as much as any recognized University in the world. S. Joseph, as a theological educator and administrator was made a member of the Council of the University where he has been rendering administrative expertise since 2007.<ref name="Adaptation"/>

==Further reading==
* {{cite book
| author=A. John Prabhakar
| title=Preaching Contextually: A Case with Rural Dalits in India
| year=2016
| volume=
| publisher=Notion Press
| isbn=978-1-945926-85-3
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=d040DQAAQBAJ&q=samavesam+of+telugu+baptist+churches+membership&pg=PT33
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=T. Punnaiah
| title=My Memoir, Ministry and Message
| year=2010
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=Govindu Rayanna
| title=Table Fellowship of Jesus : Luke 5:27-32
| year=2009
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=K. J. W. Jayakumar (Compiled)
| title=The Lights That Never Quench - Baptist Missionaries
| year=2008
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=Anthonappa Chowrappa
| title=History of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurnool|Catholic Diocese of Kurnool]] 1701-2007
| year=2008
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=The Council of Serampore College
| title=The Story of Serampore and its College
| year=2005
| volume=
| issue=Fourth
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[Ravela Joseph|R. Joseph]]
| title=A History of the Telugu Baptist Churches ([[American Baptist Mission]])
| year=2003
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=Max Gonsalves (Compiled)
| title=Society for Biblical Studies in India Directory
| year=1998
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite book
| author=Constance M. Millington
| title=An ecumenical venture: the history of Nandyal diocese in Andhra Pradesh, 1947-1990
| year=1993
| volume=
| issue= 214 of ATC publication
| publisher=Asian Trading Corporation
| isbn=9788170861539
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ue_jAAAAMAAJ
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[Andhra Christian Theological College]]
| title=Reflections on Theology Today: Papers presented by Faculty of Andhra Christian Theological College, Secunderabad, India during the academic year 1988-89 on Theology and the Mission of the Church
| year=1990
| volume=
| issue=
| isbn=
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[S. J. Samartha]], [[M. P. John]] (Compiled)
| title=Directory of students 1910-1967, Serampore College (Theology Department)
| year=1967
| volume=
| issue=fourth edition
| isbn=
}}
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{{Succession box| before=B. A. John, [[Laity]] 1976| title=President, [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]-[[Centenary Baptist Church, Clock Tower, Secunderabad|Centenary Baptist Church]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]]| after=B. J. John, [[Laity]] 1978| years=1977<ref name="Centenary">''125 Anniversary Souvenir of the [[Centenary Baptist Church, Clock Tower, Secunderabad|Centenary Baptist Church]]'', Secunderabad, 2000.</ref>}}
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{{Succession box| before=Komaravalli David, [[CBCNC]] 1980-1986<ref name="ACTC">See Wikipedia article on [[Andhra Christian Theological College]]</ref>| title=Principal, [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]]| after=[[M. Victor Paul]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]] 1990-1993<ref name="ACTC"/>| years=1986-1990<ref name="ACTC"/>}}
{{Succession box| before=[[Komaravalli David]], [[CBCNC]] 1965-1987<ref name="YB">''Year Book of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec 1970-1971'', Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, Toronto, 1970, p.113.[https://books.google.com/books?id=rW3kAAAAMAAJ&q=additional+scholarship]
</ref>| title=[[Teacher]] - in - [[New Testament]], [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Telangana]]| after=V. Manikya Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]] 2001-<ref name="ACTC"/> 2023| years=1969-2002<ref name="ACTC"/>}}
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