G. M. Butterworth is an Old Testament scholar who taught at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1972 through 1978K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997. and later on moved to TAFTEE in Bangalore and finally to England where he continued to bring out the message of the Old Testament.
Writings Books 1987, Understanding Old Testament History Today (Joshua-Esther),G. M. Butterworth, Understanding Old Testament History Today (Joshua-Esther), Swindon, Bible Society, England, 1987. Cited in Light for My Path: Gleanings from Scripture, Tyndale House, Wheaton, 2006, p.196. 1989, The Structure of the Book of Zechariah,G. M. Butterworth, The Structure of the Book of Zechariah, London, 1989. 1992, Structure and the Book of Zechariah,G. M. Butterworth, Structure and the Book of Zechariah, Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, 1992. 2003, Leviticus and Numbers: A Bible Commentary for Every Day,G. M. Butterworth, Leviticus and Numbers: A Bible Commentary for Every Day, The Bible Reading Fellowship, London, 2003.
Articles undated, The Revelation of the Divine Name?,B. M. Butterworth, The Revelation of the Divine Name? in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 24, Issue 2, April–June 1975, pp.45-52. 1978, You Pity the Plant : A Misunderstanding,B. M. Butterworth, You Pity the Plant : A Misunderstanding in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 27, Issue 1, January–March, 1978, pp.32-34. 1985, Evidence for the Prosecution,
Notes 1997, A note on rhm in New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis,Richard D. Patterson, A Great God Of Grace And Compassion 1997, A note on nḥm in New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis,
Teaching Butterworth joined the United Theological College, Bangalore in the year 1972 when Joshua Russell Chandran was its Principal. The period was eventful as the seminary in Bangalore as it had a few seminarians specializing in Old Testament studies who include, 1970–1973, Timotheas Hembrom of Bishop’s College, Calcutta, 1970–1973, Basil Rebera of the Bible Society of India, 1971–1973, G. Babu Rao who was entrusted by the Bible Society of India with the OT Telugu language translation,G. Babu Rao taught at the Serampore College and worked on the revision of the Bible in Telugu. See H. S. Wilson, Introduction in The Church on the move: a quest to affirm the biblical faith ; essays in honour of Peddi Victor Premasagar, Bishop in Medak and Moderator of the C.S.I., presented on the occasion of his Shastiabdapoorthi celebrations, Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1988, p.vi. 1972–1974, S. J. Theodore of the Church of South India, Diocese of Karimnagar, 1972–1975, Nitoy Achümi, also associated with the Bible Society of India in its Naga language translation, 1975–1977, R. Daniel Premkumar, associated with the Church of South India Synod, 1976–1978, D. Dhanaraj, taught at the Karnataka Theological College, 1977–1979, J. Bhaskar Jeyaraj of South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian StudiesJ. B. Jeyaraj, The People of God in the Priestly Source in Indian Journal of Theology.
When Butterworth began teaching at the seminary in 1972 in Bangalore, his colleague was E. C. John and a year later in 1973, they were joined by Gerhard Wehmeier, a notable Old Testament scholar and the three of them led the Old Testament scholarship in Bangalore. While this was so, the Old Testament studies in Serampore College, Serampore were led by the notable Old Testament Scholar, John D. W. WattsJames W. Watts, Paul R. House (Edited), Forming Prophetic Literature: Essays on Isaiah and the Twelve in Honor of J. D. W. Watts, Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, 1996, p.17. and G. Babu Rao who had by then moved to Serampore to begin his teaching.The Story of Serampore and its College, Council of Serampore College, Serampore (Fourth Edition), 2005, p.92. Incidentally, it was Butterworth who guided the graduate thesis of John Sadananda, the present Master of the Senate of Serampore College (University).John S. Sadananda, A Comparative Study of the Form and Content of the Book of Proverbs and of Sarvajna Vachanagalu, B. D. Thesis, 1974, available at the Archives in the library of Karnataka Theological College, Mangalore.
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