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Johnson Thomaskutty
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Johnson Thomaskutty (born May 22, 1972) is an Indian New Testament scholar and theologian, currently serving as Professor of New Testament and Chairperson of Biblical Studies at the United Theological College, Bengaluru.[1][2] He is known for his contributions to Johannine literature, dialogical hermeneutics, and contextual readings of the New Testament in Asia.[3][4][5]
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Early life and education
Thomaskutty was born in Kollam, Kerala, to a Malayali Christian family. He is an ordained minister and an ecumenical theologian.[6] He earned his Bachelore of Arts degree in history from the University of Kerala. He then earned his Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) and a Master of Theology (M.Th.) in New Testament under the Senate of Serampore College (University) at Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala and Gurukul Lutheran Theological College respectively. He later completed a Th.M. at Princeton Theological Seminary and earned a Ph.D. from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2014, with a dissertation titled The Nature and Function of Dialogue in the Book of Signs (John 1:19–12:50).[7][6]
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Academic career
From 2001 to 2004, he was a lecturer in New Testament and Greek and served as College Chaplain at Serampore College, West Bengal.[8] He then joined the Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, becoming Head of the Department of New Testament, Dean of Biblical Studies, and Dean of Distance Learning (2008–2021). In 2021, he was appointed Professor of New Testament and Chairperson of Biblical Studies at the United Theological College, Bengaluru.[9][10] He also serves as a Research Associate at the Department of New Testament & Related Literature, University of Pretoria, South Africa.[11]
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Research interests
Thomaskutty's research explores the literary, theological, and cultural dimensions of the New Testament, especially the Gospel of John.[12] His work emphasizes dialogue as a defining narrative mode in the Johannine writings, interpreting it through polyphonic, polyvalent, and contextual lenses.[13][14] He investigates how conversation functions as both a theological and literary device within the Gospel's structure.[4][15] In addition, he studies the Thomas tradition and the intersections between New Testament texts, apocryphal writings, and early Indian Christianity.[16][17] A major thrust of his scholarship is the decolonization of biblical interpretation and translation, advocating Asian, linguistic, and cultural frameworks for reading Scripture.[18] Thomaskutty's work Dialogue in the Book of Signs (Brill 2015) has been extensively cited with academic reviews as a significant contribution to the study of dialogue and characterization in the Gospel of John.[19] He is noted for advancing a decolonized hermeneutic of the New Testament that integrates Asian linguistic and cultural contexts.[3]
Selected works
Books
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2015). Dialogue in the Book of Signs: A Polyvalent Analysis of John 1:19–12:50. Leiden / Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-30159-7.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2018). Saint Thomas the Apostle: New Testament, Apocrypha, and Historical Traditions. London / New York: Bloomsbury T&T Clark. ISBN 978-0567672841.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson, ed. (2019). Serampore Mission: Perspectives in Contexts. Delhi / Pune: ISPCK / UBS. ISBN 978-9388945066.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson; Chandrankunnel, Mathew, eds. (2021). Wider Contextualized Biblical Spirituality. New Delhi: Christian World Imprints. ISBN 978-9351485506.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2020). The Gospel of John: A Universalistic Reading. New Delhi: Christian World Imprints. ISBN 978-9351484004.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson, ed. (2022). An Asian Introduction to the New Testament. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1506462691.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2023). The Gospel of John: Contemporary Readings. Bengaluru: Omega Book World. ISBN 978-9391694661.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2025). John (Asia Bible Commentary). London: Langham Global Library. ISBN 978-1786412348.
Book chapters
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2022). "Introduction". In Johnson Thomaskutty (ed.). An Asian Introduction to the New Testament. Fortress Press. pp. 1–4. ISBN 978-1506462691.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2022). "The Gospel of John". An Asian Introduction to the New Testament. Fortress Press. pp. 127–156. ISBN 978-1506462691.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2019). "Re-Reading the Gospel of John in the Light of William Carey's Linguistic Methods". Serampore Mission: Perspectives in Contexts. ISPCK / UBS. pp. 94–122. ISBN 978-9388945066.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2019). "Faith and Theology in the Johannine Community and in the Reformation: A Paradigm in the Indian Context". Glaube und Theologie: Reformatorische Grundeinsichten in der ökumenischen Diskussion (VWGTh 54). Evangelische Verlagsanstalt. pp. 75–96. ISBN 978-3-374-05806-8.
- Thomaskutty, Johnson (2022). "Culture-Dynamics in the Johannine Community Context". In Arren Bennet Lawrence (ed.). One Gospel, Many Cultures: Doing Theology in Context. Fortress Press. pp. 135–160. ISBN 978-1506485393.
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