Ch. Victor Moses | |
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The Reverend | |
Church | Lutheran |
Diocese | Synods of East Godavari, West Godavari, East Guntur, West Guntur, Central Guntur |
See | Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC) |
In office | 2001-2005 |
Predecessor | N. Ch. Joseph |
Successor | V. E. Christopher |
Personal details | |
Born | Andhra Pradesh, India |
Ch. Victor Moses is President Emeritus of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society headquartered in Guntur. Victor Moses is an Old Testament Scholar and a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India, an august body of learning having members well versed in Hebrew and Greek languages hailing from the Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Pentecostal traditions.
As an Old Testament Scholar, Victor Moses was made a member of the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary Old Testament Translation Panel headed by the Old Testament Scholars, Victor Premasagar and G. Babu Rao that oversaw the common language translation in Telugu.
Victor Moses currently leads the Pastoral team at the historical AELC St. Matthew's West Parish. Victor Moses also teachesSacred Scriptures at the Bethel Bible College, Guntur.
Victor Moses had his spiritual formation at the Protestant Andhra Christian Theological College, Hyderabad, a Seminary affiliated to India's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), a Section 2(f) University within the meaning of the University Grants Commission. The Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society under the aegis of its President, S. W. Schmitthenner was instrumental in sending Victor Moses for spiritual formation at the Protestant Seminary where Victor Moses had developed interest in the Sacred Scriptures, especially the Old Testament after being groomed by Victor Premasagar and G. Babu Rao, then Old Testament Scholars at the Protestant Seminary. Other Spiritual Formators at the Protestant Seminary where Victor Moses studied included Ravela Joseph and M. Victor Paul.