Dharmakkan Dhanaraj

As a Scholar on Psalms, Dhanaraj's work was published in 1992 the ' (1995) and the ' (1995) followed by The Catholic Biblical Quarterly (1996) and has also been listed in three of the annual editions of Elenchus of Biblica (Volumes 8, 10, 12 of 1992, 1994, 1996). Ellen T. Charry observes that Dhanaraj divided Psalm 3 into three segments depending on point of view taken by the speaker, library holdings ranging from Seminaries to state universities • 1989 (Edited by G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, Heinz-Josef Fabry), Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, Volume 12, • 1998 (Ulrich Bail), Gegen das Schweigen klagen. Eine intertextuelle Studie zu Psalm 6, Psalm 55 und 2 Samuel 13,1-22, • 2005 (Daniel J. Estes), Handbook on the Wisdom Books and Psalms, • 2011 (John J. Ahn), Exile as Forced Migrations: A Sociological, Literary, and Theological approach on the displacement and resettlement of the southern kingdom of Judah, • 2012 (Wilton Gerardo Sánchez Castelblanco), Que les caigan brasas de fuego (Sal 140,11) - Comentario exegético del salmo 140 (Let burning flames come down on them (Psalm 140,11) - Exegetical commentary of Psalm 140), • 2013 (D. Keith Campbell), Of Heroes and Villains: The Influence of the Psalmic Lament on Synoptic Characterization, • 2014 (W. Dennis Tucker Jr.), Constructing and Deconstructing Power in Psalms 107–150, • 2015 (Ellen T. Charry), Psalms 1-50 (Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible), ==General and spiritual studies==

After initial graduate studies at the CSI-American College in Madurai, Tamil Nadu where Dhanaraj pursued studies in sciences leading to B.Sc. during the Principalship of J. R. Chandran, CSI, studying for a Bachelor of Divinity (B. D.) under faculty comprising The Rev. G. D. Melanchthon, AELC, W. P. Peery, AELC, E. C. John, CSI and others. During Dhanaraj's study period between 1970 and 1974, his companions included D. I. Hans, CSI, P. J. Lawrence, CSI, J. W. Gladstone, CSI, Sydney Salins, CSI, John Sadananda, CSI, P. Surya Prakash, CSI and others who were pursuing graduate courses while R. Yesurathnam, CSI, D. W. Jesudoss, TELC, G. Babu Rao, CBCNC, at the Serampore College, Serampore under the Registrarship of C. Devasahayam, CBCNC, Dhanaraj was awarded a Bachelor of Divinity degree where the Convocation Commemoration Mass in Serampore was conducted by the Old Testament Teacher G. Babu Rao, CBCNC at the CNI-St. Olave's Church, Serampore. Advanced spiritual studies Again from 1976 to 1978, Dhanaraj studied for a postgraduate course during the Principalship of J. R. Chandran, CSI specialising in Old Testament under E. C. John, CSI, G. M. Butterworth, CoE convocation of the university was held at Secunderabad in February who had by that time moved from Serampore to Secunderabad and again conducted the Convocation Commemoration Mass at the St. Gregorious Malankara Orthodox Syrian Cathedral in the neighbourhood of the college. During Dhanaraj's second period of studies at Bangalore between 1976 and 1978, his graduate companions included S. W. Meshack, IELC, M. Mani Chacko, CSI, K. David Udayakumar, SALC and others. J. W. Gladstone, CSI who went there on a 2½ years research exposure to the university. which awarded the doctoral degree to Dhanaraj in 1988. Dhanaraj later transferred himself to the University of Osnabrück in 1986 as his guide, Prof. had moved out from the University of Hamburg to join the University of Osnabrück and Dhanaraj continued his research there under Prof. and was awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in the year 1988 by the University of Osnabrück and a couple of years later, his thesis was published in 1992 by based in Glückstadt, Germany. ==Ecclesiastical ministry==

Pastoral After completion of seminary studies by 1974 and to the Maddock Memorial Church, Kushalanagar, both falling under the civil jurisdiction of Kodagu district in south west Karnataka. Seminary , Mangalore where Dhanaraj taught for more than three decades. Dhanaraj moved to Mangalore in 1978 after completing his postgraduate studies in Old Testament at the Protestant Regional Theologiate in Bangalore and began teaching at the Karnataka Theological College along with C. D. Jathanna, CSI and also John Sadananda, CSI. After two years' of teaching, Dhanaraj proceeded on a 5-year study leave for research studies to Germany in 1980 and returned in 1986 to resume teaching of the Old Testament, Hebrew language and Aramaic language to ministerial candidates studying for Bachelor of Divinity course offered through the Senate of Serampore College (University). In 2003, Dhanaraj went on sabbatical leave to the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia and taught courses during spring semester. ==German language teaching==

With Dhanaraj's expertise in the German language, the Moegling Institute for German Language (permanently affiliated German language institute in Mangalore set up within the premises of the Karnataka Theological College took Dhanaraj as one of its faculty members after his return from Germany in 1983 and after nearly a decade of teaching, Dhanaraj became Principal of the institute in 1992. and metamorphose students into basic German language speakers within a year and also award them a proper UGC recognised certificate Mangalore University Syndicate Member In 2004, when the University of Mangalore Syndicate was reconstituted during the term of Vice Chancellor B. Hanumaiah, the university included Dhanaraj as a representative of the Moegling Institute of German Language in the newly reconstituted 22-member highest body of the university. ==References==