Ravela Joseph

R. Joseph
Born	1937 Ravela, Guntur
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Theologian
Parent(s)	Rev. Paul and Smt. Santoshamma

Writings	1973, The American Baptist Mission among the Telugus, 1993, Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu (with B. Suneel Bhanu), 2003, A History of the Telugu Baptist Churches (American Baptist Mission), 2004, Bhakti Theology of Puroshottam Choudhary, 2013, Christian Theology (in Telugu),
Offices held	President, Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary, Ramayapatnam
Title	The Reverend

R. Joseph (Ravela Joseph) is a theologian who taught at the Andhra Christian Theological College, one of the affiliated Colleges of the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University) {a University under Section 2 (f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956} with degree-granting authority validated by a Danish Charter and ratified by the Government of West Bengal.

The American Baptist Mission/Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches was one of the Protestant missions in Andhra Pradesh. R. Joseph was sent for spiritual formation to the historical Baptist Theological Seminary, Ramayapatnam studying under the Principalship of The Rev. Maurice Blanchard and other faculty comprising The Rev. G. Solomon. The seminary was directly affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College (University) and Joseph was awarded the graduate degree of B.D. in 1967 from the Seminary President, Louis F. Knoll after which he was assigned a teaching role in that Seminary.

In 1972, The Council of the Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary, Ramayapatnam and the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches sent R. Joseph to the Andover Newton Theological School, Newton for postgraduate studies where he earned a Master of Sacred Theology(S.T.M.) degree and on his return continued to teach at the Seminary which by then had integrated its B. D. section into the Andhra Christian Theological College and R. Joseph was reassigned to teach there by the Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches.