Fr. Dr. Reji Mathew

Fr. Dr. Reji Mathew M.A. B.Ed. B.D. M.Th. D.Th.

Thypparampil,
Muthoor 689107,
Tiruvalla, Kerala
Ph no: 09656792760/07907843628
E-mail: rejiachen1959@gmail.com

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Fr. Dr. Reji Mathew, New Testament Professor, the Dean of Studies at the Orthodox Theological Seminary, received his M.A. in English Literature from Kerala University, B.Ed in English language and literature from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, B.D. and M.Th from Serampore University, and D.Th. from Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany. His Doctoral Dissertation is “Genealogie Jesu Matt 1,1-17 im Rahmen der Christologie des Matthaeus evangeliums (Genealogy of Jesus in Matt 1:1-17 in the Context of the Christology of the Gospel According to St. Matthew).” As an ordained minister of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, he has served as the Principal of St. Thomas Orthodox Theological Seminary, Nagpur (1999-2010), as the Registrar of the FFRRC and is currently the member of the Senate of Serampore College. His teaching and research interests are in New Testament Christology, Early Judaism and Inter-Testamental Literature. He is a well-known theologian and has published many academic works.

Select Publications

Books:

Commentary for 1 Corinthians (Malayalam)
I Worship Therefore I am (Introduction to select topics of   Orthodox Theology)
Executive Editor of Thiruvachana Bhashyam (Orthodox Commentary of New Testament in Malayalam)
A Study of the Holy Qurbana (Malayalam)

Published Articles (Short Titles):

The theme of Ordination in the Pastoral Epistles (German- 1993; English -2017)
“Sectarians” as dialogue stimulators in a world of religious Pluralism: The example of Qumran Essenes (2008)
Creation Groans for the Revelation of the Sons of God: Relevance of Pauline Eco-Theology for the Orthodox Spirituality (2009)
Asceticism and Teaching Ministry of the Church: Catechism of the Ancient Church as a Model (2016)
Patristic Interpretation of the Gospels (2016)
Challenges and Prospects of Education in Modern India (2016)
The Rhetoric of the Genealogy of Jesus in the Gospel According to Matthew (2017)
Theology of Human Sexuality: A Biblical and Theological Critique of Select Ancient Ecclesial Leaders (2017)
500^th Year of Lutheran Reformation: The Dialogue between the Reformers and the Orthodox Church in 16^th and 17^th Centuries (2017)
Principles of Scriptural Interpretation in the Orthodox Church (2017)
Koinonia in the New Testament and its Implication for a Life within the Church (2017)