Rev.
Dr. Daniel Jones Muthunayagom is currently working as professor in the department of
Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore. He is a well-known
scholar in the field of Old Testament. Last year he celebrated his
Shashtipoorthi (60th birthday) along with the UTC family, SBSI, ACTS
Academy etc. He is interested in learning languages and reading latest books. He is well versed in 15 languages (six Indian, nine foreign
and the vocabulary of Dutch, Urdu, and Arabic etc).
His
wife Anitha Jasmin is working with TAFTEE. He has two sons and
one daughter. Daphney Joann, his daughter, is married and is working as assistant professor in an engineering college at Vellore. His elder son Daniel
Wesley is presently working as system analyst in National Computer Science at
Singapore and his younger son Ajay P. Alfred is studying in the second year of Pre University College (PUC).
Engagements
for the past academic Year (2012-13)
1.
In May 2012 he conducted a
methodology seminar for the DTh students at Senate of Serampore College and
presented a paper on “Methodological Issues in Interpretation of Old
testament”.
2.
He presented a paper in the
month of August 2012 at the Annual General body Meeting of UTC (AGM), entitled
“God of Life Lead us into Justice and Peace”
3.
In the month of December 2012
he attended the silver jubilee meeting of Society for Biblical Studies in
India and presented a paper on “The Contributions of Society for Biblical
Studies in India for Biblical Interpretation”
4. In February 2013, he attended the conference of spirituality for socio-economic development
organized by Andhra University in collaboration with ACTS Academy of Higher
Education at Bangalore and presented a paper on “Christian Spirituality for
socio-economic development with special reference to Jesus’s spirituality”
5.
He was actively involved in the
Revision of Biblical Translation of the recently published Tamil Bible
(Thiruvilyam), which was a joint venture of the Bible Society and Tamil Nadu
Biblical Liturgical and Categetical Committee (TNBLC).
7.
He is associated with BITS
Inter Collegiate Seminar and attended the Annual Steering Committee Meeting
which was held during the month of January and February.
8.
He is also associated with
TAFTEE and is involved in the translation of English to Tamil and evaluating
the course materials of the students in the various parts of Tamil Nadu.
9.
He also has a great role in the
doctoral programmes of Christian studies of the Andhra University, St. Peter’s
Pontifical institute Bangalore and PhD of the Kamaraj University.
Message
for the future
He
proudly believes that “A pastor should be connected to church ministry
following the ideas and teachings of Jesus Christ earnestly and sharing
solidarity with the vulnerable among our communities.”
He can be contacted on his mobile 9632601579 and by e mail at jonesmuthunayagom@rediffmail.com
He can be contacted on his mobile 9632601579 and by e mail at jonesmuthunayagom@rediffmail.com
Prepared by Mr. Ajindas D.N., BD III |
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