Jonadob Nathaniel

The Reverend Doctor D. Jonadob Nathaniel CSI
Born	Devasagayam Jonadob Nathaniel[1] India
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Education	B.Sc. (Madras), B. D. (Serampore), M. Th. (Serampore), Th.D. (South East Asia Graduate School of Theology)
Alma mater	Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, United Theological College, Bangalore, South East Asia Graduate School of Theology, Manila
Occupation	Ecclesiastical Administrator and Translations Scholar
Religion	Christianity
Church	Church of South India[2]
Writings	No date, Critical Perspectives: The Anawim and the Tsunamis,[3] 2014, The Feeding of the 5000 – from post colonial perspective[4]
Offices held	Translations Advisor, Bible Society of India, Bangalore (1990[5]-2011)
Title	The Reverend Doctor

D. Jonadob Nathaniel is a New Testament Scholar and the current^[5] the Director, Translations at the Bible Society of India, Bangalore.

Jonadob was Translations Advisor at the Bible Society of India and was involved in language translations and revisions of the Bible in many of the Indian languages. As a Translations Scholar, Jonadob Nathaniel has been an advocate of the Paratext utility developed by the United Bible Societies.^[6]

In 2014, Jonadob led a Nepali language Bible Translation Workshop at Darjeeling.^[7]

Studies

Jonadob pursued graduate studies in sciences^[5] from the Madras University and proceeded to the Union Biblical Seminary,^[5] Pune where he studied a bachelors course under C. V. Mathew.^[8]

For postgraduate studies, Jonadob joined the United Theological College, Bangalore^[5] where he specialised in New Testament during 1988–1990^[9] under Professor K. James Carl. During Jonadob's study period in Bangalore, his other companions included B. D. Prasad Rao, H. R. Cabral and Daniel Sadananda.^[9] Jonadob also pursued doctoral studies at the South East Asia Graduate School of Theology in Manila.^[5]

Ecclesiastical ministry

In 1990, Jonadob became Translations Advisor at the Bible Society of India, Bangalore working together with John Philipose, then Director-Translations followed by the G. D. V. Prasad. As part of the Translations, Jonadob used to review the new and modern translations throughout India and also used to visit the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary in Secunderabad liaising with the Old Testament Scholar, Rev. G. Babu Rao, Coordinator of the Telugu Old Testament Common Language Translation Project of the Bible Society of India.

After nearly two-decades as Translation Adviser, Jonadob Nathaniel was made Director-Translations in 2011 succeeding G. D. V. Prasad and continues to take forward the translation work with a new impetus as the present General Secretary Mani Chacko hails from the clergy and also happens to be an Old Testament Scholar.

References

1. Kauhavanseurakunta
3. D. Jonadob Nathaniel, Critical Perspectives: The Anawim and the Tsunamis.
4. D. Jonadob Nathaniel, The Feeding of the 5000 – from post colonial perspective in Mani Chacko, Annual Report 2014, Sowing Circle, Volume 31, Number 1, January–April 2015, p.121.
5. "Welcome to Bible Society of India – our Directors". bsind.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
6. "‘We Have Seen the Lord!’ | Articles | American Bible Society News". news.americanbible.org. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
7. S. K. Sarkar, Report on Kolkata Auxiliary, The Sowing Circle, Volume 31, Number 1, January–April 2015, p.82.
8. C. V. Mathew, The Impact of the World in the World in Sowing Circle, A publication of the Bible Society of India, Volume 31, Number 1 (January–April 2015), pp.16-21.
9. K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910–1997, Bangalore, 1997. Past students of the postgraduate course, p.127.

Further reading

• "Thesis Titles". Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bangalore. 1991.