Johnson Thomaskutty

==Early life and education==

==Early life and education==

[[File:Profthomaskutty.png|thumb|Johnson Thomaskutty at Radboud University]]

[[File:Profthomaskutty.png|thumb|Johnson Thomaskutty at [[Radboud University]], [[Netherland]]]]

Dr. Thomaskutty was born in [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], to a [[Saint Thomas Christians|Malayali Christian]] family. He is an ordained Charismatic minister and an ecumenical theologian hailing from the Indian context.{{Cite web |last=Rob |date=2018-02-27 |title=An Interview with Dr. Johnson Thomaskutty about his new book on "Saint Thomas the Apostle" |url=https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/blog/interview-dr-johnson-thomaskutty-new-book-saint-thomas-apostle/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Biblical Studies |language=en-GB}} He earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history at [[University of Kerala]], India. He then earned his Bachelor of Divinity (BD) and Master of Theology (MTh) in New Testament from the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] at [[Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala]], and [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]] in [[Chennai]], respectively. He later completed a ThM in New Testament studies at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]], New Jersey, USA, and earned a PhD in New Testament under Prof. [[Jan van der Watt]] from [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] in 2014. His doctoral dissertation was titled ''The Nature and Function of Dialogue in the Book of Signs (John 1:19–12:50)''.{{Cite web |last=Radbound |first=Repository |title=De eigen aard en functie van de dialoog in het Boek der Tekenen (Joh. 1:19-12:50) |url=https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/127858/127858.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |website=Radbound Repository}}

Dr. Thomaskutty was born in [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]], to a [[Saint Thomas Christians|Malayali Christian]] family. He is an ordained Charismatic minister and an ecumenical theologian hailing from the Indian context.{{Cite web |last=Rob |date=2018-02-27 |title=An Interview with Dr. Johnson Thomaskutty about his new book on "Saint Thomas the Apostle" |url=https://biblicalstudies.org.uk/blog/interview-dr-johnson-thomaskutty-new-book-saint-thomas-apostle/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Biblical Studies |language=en-GB}} He earned his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history at [[University of Kerala]], India. He then earned his Bachelor of Divinity (BD) and Master of Theology (MTh) in New Testament from the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] at [[Faith Theological Seminary, Manakala]], and [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]] in [[Chennai]], respectively. He later completed a ThM in New Testament studies at [[Princeton Theological Seminary]], New Jersey, USA, and earned a PhD in New Testament under Prof. [[Jan van der Watt]] from [[Radboud University Nijmegen]] in 2014. His doctoral dissertation was titled ''The Nature and Function of Dialogue in the Book of Signs (John 1:19–12:50)''.{{Cite web |last=Radbound |first=Repository |title=De eigen aard en functie van de dialoog in het Boek der Tekenen (Joh. 1:19-12:50) |url=https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/handle/2066/127858/127858.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y |website=Radbound Repository}}