The Reverend Doctor Graham Sydney Ogden |
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Born |
Sydney, Australia |
17 July 1938
Nationality | Australian |
Citizenship | Australian |
Education | 1957, B.A. (Sydney, 1961, L.Th. (Moore), 1961, B.D. (London), 1965, M. Litt. (Durham), 1975, Ph.D. (Princeton) |
Alma mater |
University of Sydney, Sydney, Moore Theological College, Sydney, University of London, London, University of Durham, Durham, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton |
Occupation | Priest, Translator and Old Testament Scholar |
Years active | 1961-present |
Religion | Christianity |
Church | Anglican |
Ordained | As Deacon in 1962 at Durham Cathedral, Durham, As Priest in 1964 at St. John's College Chapel, Durham |
Writings | see section |
Congregations served
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England, Australia, Japan, Singapore, United States, Taiwan and Hong Kong |
Offices held
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Planning Officer, Department of Main Roads, Sydney 1958, Tutor and Research Fellow, St John's College, Durham 1962-1964, Missionary, Church Missionary Society 1965-1972, Lecturer in Old Testament, Trinity Theological College, Singapore1968-1972, Lecturer in Old Testament, United Theological College, Sydney1976-1978, CMS Missionary, Professor of Old Testament and Academic Dean, Taiwan Theological College, Taipei1978-1985, Translations Consultant, United Bible Societies 1985-2003, Asia-Pacific Regional Translation Co-ordinator, United Bible Societies 1995-1999 |
Title | Rev. Dr. |
Graham Sydney Ogden is an Old Testament Scholar who served as Translations Consultant with the United Bible Societies. Ogden contributed to the scholary journals through his research and his writings began appearing in The Bible Translator, Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Vetus Testamentum and other journals.
Ogden joined the United Bible Societies in 1985 and oversaw the translations in the Asia-Pacific region. As part of his visits to India, Ogden used visit the Bible Society of India, Bangalore liaising with John Philipose, G. D. V. Prasad and Jonadob Nathaniel, the successive Translations incharges and oversee the translation/revision projects of the Bible Society of India in Bengali, Gujarati, Odiya, and Telugu. Ogden also used to visit the Bible Society of India Andhra Pradesh Auxiliary in Secunderabad liaising with Rev. G. Babu Rao, the Coordinator of the Telugu language Old Testament Common Language Translation project of the Bible Society of India and a former study companion of Basil Rebera at the United Theological College, Bangalore.