Joseph Pathrapankal
Introduction '''Joseph Pathrapankal''' (29 September 1930 – 27 February 2022) was an Indian New Testament Scholar and Syro-Malabar priest belonging to the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate.He first studied at the Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth in Pune and then went to the Pontifical Biblical Institute where he obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1960.He then became a Lecturer then Professor of New Testament, and from 1976 to 1979 and 1979 to 1985 the Vice-President and President at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram (DVK), Bengaluru. On May 30, 1997Pathrapankal received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Theology  at Uppsala University, Sweden.Pathrapankal was also a member of the Pontifical Biblical Commission.He was a former past President of the Society for Biblical Studies in India, and a member of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.
Writings * Time and History: Biblical and Theological StudiesPathrapankal again left for Rome on study leave and registered as a doctoral candidate with the Gregorian University and pursued research in New Testament studies and submitted a thesis titled ''Metanoia, Faith, Covenant: A Study of Pauline Theology'' which was later published by Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram in 1971.Pathrapankal returned to India and continued teaching at Dharmārām Vidya Kshetram.
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