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| name = M. Victor Paul, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]
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'''M. Victor Paul''' (7 April 1935 – 14 October 2013) was a [[Biblical studies|biblical scholar]] who served as President of the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] from 1993 to 1997.
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==Early years and education==
Victor Paul was born on 7 April 1935 into a [[pastoral]] family<ref name="Biography">Victor Paul, ''The Messianic King in [[Gospel of Saint Matthew]]'', Published by the Telugu Theological Literature Board, Hyderabad, 2002. From the back cover of the book.</ref> in [[Rajahmundry]], [[East Godavari District]] in Andhra Pradesh as the eldest of nine children to [[Smt.]] Sundaramma and Pastor Mortha Sudarshanam. After undergoing schooling at the Lutheran Boarding in [[Peddapuram]], his parents sent him to the [[Andhra-Christian College]], [[Guntur]]. Paul studied arts (''B.A.'')<ref name="Biography"/> in the college when [[Rai Sahib|Rao Sahab]] T. S. Paulus<ref>The Times of India Directory and Year Book including Who's Who, Volume 36, Published by the Times of India Press, Bombay, 1950. p.534. [https://books.google.com/books?id=FagSAAAAIAAJ]</ref> was at the helm of affairs. After completing graduate studies in [[Guntur]], Victor Paul returned to [[Rajahmundry]] where he underwent studies in education at the local Government Training College leading to [[BEd]].<ref name="Biography"/>

==Spiritual studies==
===Graduate spiritual studies===
Continuing the [[priest]]ly family tradition, Victor Paul chose to pursue divinity and his Church Society, then under [[G. Devasahayam]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], sent him to [[Madras]] during the academic year 1959–1960 for ministerial formation at the [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]] (GLTC),<ref name="Biography"/> [[Madras]] ''{affiliated to the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]]}'' where Victor Paul pursued a graduate course in theology (''[[Bachelor of Divinity|B.D.]]''), which was then headed by Dr. P. David, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]] and was awarded a graduate degree after completion of studies by [[C. Devasahayam]], [[CBCNC]], then Registrar of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]].

===Post-graduate spiritual studies===
After serving as a Pastor, Victor Paul's Church Society under [[G. Devasahayam]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]] (second term of presidency) sent him again to [[Madras]] where Paul was to pursue a post-graduate degree in [[New Testament]] (''[[M.Th.]]'')<ref name="Biography"/> beginning from the academic year 1963–1964. Initially Victor Paul spent a year working on [[Greek language|Greek]] with Jim Bergquist<ref>D. A. Thangasamy, ''Towards Involvement: the Theory and Practice of Laity Education'', The Christian Literature Society, 1972. p.ix. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qI8hAAAAMAAJ]</ref> as well as on the revision of portions from the Westminster Dictionary of the Bible (Revised Edition) edited by Henry Snyder Gehman and John D. Davis.

From 1964 to 1965 onwards, Victor Paul registered as an [[M.Th.]] student with the [[Gurukul Lutheran Theological College]] and worked out a thesis<ref name="Titles">''Thesis Titles – M.Th., M.R.S., D.D., D.Th.'', Published by the Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bengaluru, 1991. p.6</ref> entitled ''A theological exposition of 'to know' in the Johannine literature with some points of contact and contrast between John and Gita'' under the guidance of his Professor, Jim Bergquist and later at the end of the academic year 1965–1966, the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]] awarded the post-graduate degree of [[M.Th.]] in [[New Testament]], again during the Registrarship of [[C. Devasahayam]], [[CBCNC]].

In 1966, Victor Paul went to the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] De Nobili College, [[Poona]] along with Gali Bali<ref>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgali.html Gali Bali was the prelate of Catholic Diocese of Guntur]</ref> to attend the biennial conference of the scholarly Society for Biblical Studies in India held on the theme ''The significance of the historical in the New Testament [[Kerygma]]''.

===Spiritual studies abroad===
When [[W. D. Coleman]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]] was principal of the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Rajahmundry]], the Board of Governors of the college accorded study leave to Victor Paul who proceeded to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] and pursued an [[S.T.M.]]<ref name="Biography"/> in [[Pastoral theology]] and Ministry and for academic years 1971–1973 and worked out a thesis titled ''Toward a Counseling Oriented Ministry to the People of Andhra Pradesh''<ref name="Oriented">M. Victor Paul, ''Toward a Counseling Oriented Ministry to the People of Andhra Pradesh'', [[Luther Seminary]], [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], 1973.[https://books.google.com/books?id=8gHEngEACAAJ]</ref> in the [[Luther Seminary]] (''a degree granting authority accredited by the [[Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada]] duly recognised by the [[United States Government]] as an accrediting agency'').<ref name="Biography"/> James A. Bergquist<ref>John Henry Paul Reumann, James A. Bergquist (Edited), ''The Church emerging: a U.S. Lutheran case study'', Published by Fortress Press, Philadelphia, 1977.[https://books.google.com/books?id=XycRAQAAIAAJ] James A. Bergquist had been teaching at the Seminary in Minnesota since 1970.</ref> then Professor at the [[Luther Seminary]] was the guide of Paul and one of his companions hailing from Indian included the Religions Scholar, P. Kambar Manickam, [[Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church|TELC]].<ref>P. Kambar Manickam, ''Toward an Indian Christian spirituality : a case for Christian yoga'', [[Luther Seminary]], [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], 1972.[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796091676]</ref>

In 1976, A. A. Sitompul on behalf of the [[Lutheran World Federation]] invited Victor Paul to pursue doctoral studies ''([[D.Min.]])'' in Practical Ministry at the [[Luther Seminary]], [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].<ref>Also see leaflet of St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church, [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]. [http://www.stmarks-nsp.org/news/assets/India%20Flyer_2008.pdf]{{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> [[Victor Premasagar]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], then principal of the college put up the matter before the Board of Governors of the college which decided to accord study leave to Victor Paul.<ref>''[[Cf.]]'' Article on [[Victor Premasagar]]</ref> While at the [[Luther Seminary]], Victor Paul's doctoral thesis was entitled ''Socio-cultural dimensions of the Renewal of Ministry in [[Andhra Pradesh]]''<ref name="Socio">M. Victor Paul, ''Socio-cultural dimensions of the Renewal of Ministry in [[Andhra Pradesh]]'', Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, 1979. Cited in James Elisha Taneti, ''History of the Telugu Christians: A Bibliography'', Scarecrow, Lanham, 2011, p.106.[https://books.google.com/books?id=W1xAHHzUbNsC&dq=mortha+victor+paul&pg=PA106]</ref> done under the supervision of James A. Nestingen,<ref>[http://www.luthersem.edu/jnesting/ Luther Seminary – James A. Nestingen]</ref> currently professor emeritus of Church History. By 1979, Victor Paul was awarded the doctoral degree [[D.Min.]] by the [[Luther Seminary]] and he returned to take up his teaching responsibilities back in [[India]].

==Ecclesiastical ministry==
===Ordination & priesthood===
At the end of the academic year 1961–1962, Victor Paul was awarded a [[Bachelor of Divinity|B.D.]] and ordained in April 1962 as a Priest of the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] headquartered in [[Guntur]]. He was assigned a pastoral role in [[Samalkot]] and [[Peddapuram]] parishes. Victor Paul also replaced [[S. W. Schmitthenner]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], as honorary Youth Director of the Church Society.<ref name="Biography"/>

When Victor Paul returned from [[Madras]] after his post-graduate studies, he was reassigned his former [[ecclesiastical]] duties in [[Samalkot]] and [[Peddapuram]]. Paul continued to serve in pastoral roles from 1966 to 1969 in the assigned Parishes.

===Spiritual formator{{clarify|date=September 2020}}===
In 1969, Victor Paul was relieved as Pastor and made [[Teacher]] – in – [[New Testament]] at the ecumenical [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] then located in [[Rajahmundry]] where he began teaching [[New Testament]] and [[Greek language|Greek]] along with [[Muriel Carder]], [[CBCNC]] and K. David, [[CBCNC]], then members of the faculty teaching [[New Testament]].<ref name="Biography"/>

After a period of overseas exposure in spirituality during 1970–1973, Victor Paul resumed teaching responsibilities beginning with the academic year 1973–1974 at the ecumenical Seminary in Secunderabad after completing studies in North America. Among the new additions to the college faculty in [[Secunderabad]] were [[Gaddala Solomon|G. Solomon]], [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]],
[[Ryder Devapriam]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], [[R. R. Sundara Rao]], [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], [[Regunta Yesurathnam|R. Yesuratnam]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], and [[Ravela Joseph]], [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]. By then, [[Victor Premasagar]], [[Church of South India|CSI]], had already become principal of the college in Secunderabad.

Again after a period of doctoral studies, Victor Paul rejoined the college in 1979 in Secunderabad, which by then had already seen new teaching staff being added onto its rolls,<ref name="ACTC" /> B. C. Paul, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]],<ref name="Hiwale">K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), ''Directory of the [[United Theological College, Bangalore|United Theological College]] 1910-1997'', Bangalore, 1997.</ref> G. Sampurna Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]<ref name="Hiwale"/> and B. J. Christie Kumar, [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]],<ref name="Hiwale"/> who had just completed their postgraduate studies<ref name="Hiwale"/> had joined the college in 1977. While this was so, the [[Old Testament]] Scholar<ref name="GBR">G. Babu Rao, ''[[Wisdom tradition]] and the Indian Parallels with special reference to [[Telugu literature]]'' in ''Reflections on Theology Today'', ACTC, Hyderabad, 1990.{{cite web |url=http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3540 |title=Wisdom Tradition and the Indian Parallels with specific reference to Telugu Literature |accessdate=2009-12-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007194352/http://www.religion-online.org/showarticle.asp?title=3540 |archivedate=7 October 2009 }}</ref> G. Babu Rao, [[CBCNC]] of [[Serampore College]]<ref>''The Story of Serampore and its College'', Council of Serampore College, Serampore (Fourth Edition), 2005, p.92.[https://books.google.com/books?id=3zLPAAAAMAAJ&q=the+story+of+serampore+and+its+college]</ref> had also moved, the same year, in 1977 to [[Secunderabad]] after efforts of [[Victor Premasagar]], [[Church of South India|CSI]]<ref name="Wilson">[[H. S. Wilson]] (Edited), ''The Church on the Move'': Essays in honour of [[Victor Premasagar]]'', Christian Literature Society, Madras, 1988, p.vi. [https://books.google.com/books?id=S-wrAAAAMAAJ&q=babu+rao]''</ref> in bringing him to the Seminary fructified.

==Contribution==
===Theological writings===
* 1966, ''A theological exposition of 'to know' in the Johannine literature with some points of contact and contrast between John and Gita'',<ref name="Titles"/>
* 1973, ''Toward a Counseling Oriented Ministry to the People of Andhra Pradesh'',<ref name="Oriented"/>
* 1979, ''Socio-cultural dimensions of the Renewal of Ministry in [[Andhra Pradesh]]''<ref name="Socio"/>
The Church Historian [[R. Joseph]], a colleague of Victor Paul at ACTC, who compiled a bibliography of original Christian writings in Telugu with the assistance of [[B. Suneel Bhanu]] under the aegis of the [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]] included a book by Victor Paul entitled ''The Liberated Ones: Explanations of Lutheran Catechism and Confessions'' published as early as 1981.<ref>Ravela Joseph, Suneel Bhanu (Compiled), ''Bibliography of original Christian writings in Telugu'', Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College, Bengaluru, 1993. p. 25. [https://books.google.com/books?id=3YPgAAAAMAAJ]</ref>

Victor Paul also authored the following theological books in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] published by the Telugu Theological Literature Board, Secunderabad<ref name="Biography"/> which are devotional commentaries on:

* [[Gospels]]
** The Messianic King in [[Gospel of Saint Matthew]]
** [[Gospel of Saint Mark]]
** [[Gospel according to Saint Luke]]
** [[Gospel of John]] ''(also shown under Johannine Literature)''
* [[Johannine literature]]
** [[Gospel of John]]
** [[First Epistle of John]]
** [[Second Epistle of John]]
** [[Third Epistle of John]]
** [[Book of Revelation]]
* [[Pauline Epistles]]
** [[Epistle to the Romans]]
** [[Epistle to the Galatians]]
** [[Epistle to the Ephesians]]
** [[Epistle to the Philippians]]
** [[Epistle to the Colossians]]
** [[Epistle to the Hebrews]]
* [[General Epistles]]
** [[Epistle of James]]
** [[Epistle of Jude]]

Under the aegis of the Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches in 1974, a discussion was initiated on the theme ''Renewal of the ministry in Andhra Pradesh'' in which Victor Paul also participated. The findings of the consultation were later tabled before the Churches of Andhra Pradesh.<ref>''Renewal of the ministry in Andhra Pradesh: Report of the consultation held in Secunderabad and Tirupati'', Published by the Andhra Christian Theological College and the Andhra Pradesh Council of Churches, Hyderabad, 1974.[https://books.google.com/books?id=dslLHQAACAAJ]</ref> A. A. Sitompul and others of the [[Lutheran World Federation]] took cognizance<ref>A. A. Sitompul, '' Current Asian theological thinking progress reports and papers from seminars conducted by Asia Programme for Advanced Studies'', Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, 1977.[https://openlibrary.org/b/OL3891411M/Current_Asian_theological_thinking]</ref> of Victor Paul's paper on Parish Renewal as early as September 1975<ref>''[[Cf.]]'' A. A. Sitompul, ''Theological education within the whole people of God: International Consultation on Theological Education'', Second Edition, Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, 1976.[https://books.google.com/books?id=OiwsHQAACAAJ]</ref> at an international consultation held at the [[Ecumenical Institute of Bossey]] in September 1975.

===Scholarship===
Martin Senftleben<ref>[http://www.drmartinus.de/menu.php?topic=bio_bio&no=0 Doctor Martinus]</ref> who researched at the [[Sri Venkateswara University]] in [[Tirupati (city)|Tirupati]] acknowledged Victor Paul to be a Scholar.<ref>Martin Senftleben, ''Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh'', Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, 1992. p.8. [http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf|date=9 December 2008}}</ref>

Michael Bergunder, Professor of Missions at the [[Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg]], Germany believes that Victor Paul attempted to recognise [[Charismatic]] Christianity which was fast enveloping traditional Christianity.<ref>Michael Bergunder, ''The South Indian Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century: Studies in the history of Christian missions'', Published by William B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008. Page 242. [https://books.google.com/books?id=XGiv3riaunQC&pg=PA242]</ref> Being a person who puts theory into practice, Victor Paul as principal of ACTC once went ahead and invited the pioneer charismatic Pastor, Apostle P. L. Paramjyoti, [[Indian Pentecostal Church of God|IPC]]<ref>Apostle P. L. Paramjyoti was an indigenous charismatic leader who earlier studied at the [[Baptist Theological Seminary (India)|Baptist Theological Seminary]] in [[Kakinada]].</ref> to deliver the graduation address of the college in a particular year.

Excerpt from Victor Paul's article quoted by [[Prof.]] Michael Bergunder:<ref>Victor Paul, ''Parish Renewal'' in Reflections on Theology Today – Papers presented by the ACTC faculty during the academic year 1988–1989 on Theology and Mission and Ministry of the Church, Secunderabad, 1990.</ref>
{{cquote|In the midst of leadership crisis, institutionalism, materialism, corruption and spiritual lethargy, there shines a ray of hope in the form of charismatic lay movement.... Today in almost all congregations of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC), charismatic groups are evident and are begging for recognition.... AELC is faced with two options: one is to reject them totally as a religiously and emotionally perverted group or to recognize this lay charismatic movement as a natural reaction and a mute protest against evils and secularism existing in AELC. It is time now to own and recognise these charismatics.... With proper investigation, study and reflection on the charismatic Lay Movement within the established churches, one may help the traditional churches to re-discover their identity and relevancy of their faith and service in today's world.}}

===Academic===
* Member of the [[Senate of Serampore College (University)]]
* Member of the Research Committee of the [[Board of Theological Education of the Senate of Serampore College]], [[Bengaluru]].
* [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] (ACTC)
Victor Paul first began teaching [[New Testament]] in ACTC from 1969. Past-timers acknowledge Victor Paul as having an influence in students lives in unique<ref>Lankapalli Samuel John, ''Swarna Manjeeralu (Telugu)'', Published by the author, Visakhapatnam, 2009. Samuel John was a past student of ACTC and a writer. ''[[Cf.]]'' p. 50 of [[R. Joseph]] and [[B. Suneel Bhanu]]'s compilation found elsewhere in this article for reference of Samuel John.</ref> ways. After the four-year cycle of principalship of the [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches]] ended in the academic year 1989–1990, the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]]'s cycle of principalship began. Besides Victor Paul, there were four other faculty from this Church Society teaching in the college at that time, namely, B. W. David Raju, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], B. C. Paul, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], G. Sampurna Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], and C. Yesupadam, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]. Since the participating Church agency decides the name of the principal, the Board of Governors of the college left the decision to the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]], then under the presidency of K. Nathaniel, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], which chose to nominate Victor Paul<ref name="Biography"/> to the principalship of the ecumenical seminary for a term of four years.<ref name="ACTC">''[[Cf.]] [[Andhra Christian Theological College]]''</ref>

Then Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the college, [[S. E. Krupa Rao]] of the [[Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars]] appointed Victor Paul as principal of the college for a term of four years. As principal, Victor Paul was able to prove himself as an able Administrator following the footsteps of his predecessors and advocated the [[Ordination of women]]. One of the early women graduates<ref name="Hiwale"/> of the [[United Theological College, Bangalore]], Johanna Rose Ratnavathi,<ref name="Hiwale"/> [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]],<ref>''[[Peoples Reporter]]'', Volume 26, Issue 5, 2013, p.8.[https://www.si-ekd.de/download/PR_26-05.pdf]</ref> and a founding member of the [[Association of Theologically Trained Women in India]] was a three-time Dean of Women during the tenure of Victor Paul.

In the final phase of Victor Paul's tenure as principal, he contested the bishopric of the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] and proceeded on leave from the college. To fill the vacancy, the AELC then nominated Victor Paul's companion G. Sampurna Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], as principal of the college.

===Church leadership===
When the term of K. Nathaniel, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]], as President of the [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] ended, Victor Paul contested and was elected in 1993 as the ninth president<ref name="Biography"/> of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church headquartered in Guntur.<ref>''[[Cf.]]'' [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]]</ref> In 1997, before Victor Paul's term ended, he returned to Secunderabad to teach at the [[Andhra Christian Theological College]] then headed by [[Regunta Yesurathnam|R. Yesurathnam]], [[Church of South India|CSI]]. Victor Paul retired in 2000.

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{{succession box | before=[[Suppogu Joseph]], [[Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches|STBC]]
| title=Principal, [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]]
|after=G. Sampurna Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]| years=1990–1993}}
{{succession box | before=[[Komaravalli David]], [[CBCNC]]<ref name="YB">''Year Book of the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec 1970-1971'', Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, Toronto, 1970, p.113.[https://books.google.com/books?id=rW3kAAAAMAAJ&q=additional+scholarship]</ref>
| title=Teacher – in – [[New Testament]], [[Andhra Christian Theological College]], [[Secunderabad]]
|after=V. Manikya Rao, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]| years=1969-2000}}
{{s-rel}}
{{succession box | before=K. Nathaniel, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]
| title=President, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church]] Society
|after=G. Emmanuel, [[Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church|AELC]]| years=1993–1997}}
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite journal
| author=Kolluri Luther Richardson
| title=''Towards Self-Reliance : A historical survey of the programmes and efforts of Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1927–1969'', Published by Christopher and Kanakaiah, Vijayawada
| year=2003
}}
* {{cite book
| author=Michael Bergunder
| title=Die südindische Pfingstbewegung im 20. Jahrhundert: eine historische und systematische Untersuchung
| year=1999
| volume= of Studien zur interkulturellen Geschichte des Christentums
| series=113| isbn=978-3-631-33771-4| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Wo3YAAAAMAAJ
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=[[R. Joseph]] and [[B. Suneel Bhanu]]
| title=Bibliography of Original Christian Writings in India in Telugu
| year=1993
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=3YPgAAAAMAAJ&q=Bibliography+of+Original+Christian+Writings+in+India+in+Telugu
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=Martin Senftleben
| title=''Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh.'' Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati
| year=1992
| volume=I
| url=http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf
| access-date=28 September 2009
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131403/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis1.pdf
| archive-date=9 December 2008
| url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=Martin Senftleben
| title=''Influences of Hinduism on Christianity in Andhra Pradesh.'' Unpublished PhD thesis, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati
| year=1992
| volume=II
| url=http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf
| access-date=28 September 2009
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209131418/http://www.drmartinus.de/bio/de/thesis2.pdf
| archive-date=9 December 2008
| url-status=dead
}}
* {{cite journal
| author=M. Victor Paul
| title=Parish Renewal in Reflections on Theology Today – Papers presented by the ACTC faculty during the academic year 1988–1989 on Theology and Mission and Ministry of the Church
| year=1990
}}
* {{cite journal
|author=B. C. Paul
|title=The Emergence of a Church in South India: A Study of the Growth and Development of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church: 1905–1927. Unpublished Th. D. thesis submitted to the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
|year=1984
|url=http://archive.elca.org/archives/dgm/India.html
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712112221/http://archive.elca.org/archives/dgm/India.html
|archivedate=12 July 2011
}}

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