Suppogu Joseph

S. Joseph (Suppogu Joseph) is a Pastor of the Protestant Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches with major contribution to New Testament scholarship with reference to Lukan literature. In a study on Luke in 2010 by Justin Alexandru undertaken at the University of Durham, Joseph's work has been cited by the researcher in the context of Authorship of Luke–Acts where Justin authoritatively attests the work of Joseph.

Joseph has been teaching New Testament and Biblical Greek Language since 1969 ever since his appointment as a Teacher at the Protestant Regional Theologiate and had also served as Principal of the Theologiate during 1986-1990 in Secunderabad, Telangana and is currently a member of the Council of the Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore, West Bengal, India's first University under Section 2(f) of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

Both the Catholic and Protestant missions propagated the gospel in Andhra Pradesh, it was the Protestant American Baptist Mission which influenced the Suppogu patriarchs in Kurnool district to Christ.

After early studies, S. Joseph was sent for spiritual formation to a Major Seminary in Ramayapatnam, the Ramayapatnam Baptist Theological Seminary where he studied during the Principalship of The Rev. Maurice Blanchard and other faculty comprising The Rev. G. Solomon and others and earned a Licentiate in Theology (L. Th.). Later he upgraded his theological studies both at Serampore College, Serampore studying between 1963-1964 and continuing at Ramayapatnam earning a Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) degree in 1965.