Fr. Dr. Thomas Koonammakkal | |
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| Born | Thoma 5 November 1955 (age 69) Ramapuram |
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Thomas Koonammakkal (Malayalam: കൂനമ്മാക്കൽ തോമാക്കത്തനാർ, romanized: Koonammakkal Thoma kathanar) is a Syro-Malabar Catholic priest and syriacist, scholar and church historian. He is an expert in Karshoni Malayalam and is the author of the most comprehensive Karshoni Malayalam introduction to date.[1][2][3] He has also authored several critical articles on Early Christianity and on the works of Saint Ephrem.[3] He holds a master's degree in Syriac studies and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. He served as the professor of Syriac and Patrology in SEERI, Vadavathoor Saint Thomas Apostolic Seminary and Paurastya Vidyapitham.[4][5] He is the founder of Beth Aprem Nazrani Dayara and is a strong advocate of traditionalism in the Syro-Malabar Church.[6]
- ^ Perczel, István (2014). "Garshuni Malayalam: A Witness to an Early Stage of Indian Christian Literature". Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies. 17 (2): 265. doi:10.31826/hug-2015-170115. S2CID 212688844.
- ^ Alumkal, S. (2016). "The Influence of Social Media and the Increasing Awareness of Syriac Language and Traditions in Kerala". Symposium Syriacum 2016.
- ^ a b Shepardson, Christine (2008). Anti-Judaism and Christian Orthodoxy: Ephrem's Hymns in Fourth-century Syria (Patristic Monograph Series). ISBN 9780813215365.
- ^ "Thomas Koonammakkal".
- ^ "Advisory committee of SEERI".
- ^ "The Christian Musicological Society of India".