P. A. Sampath Kumar

P. Antonyraj Sampath Kumar (25 October 1951 – 9 March 2015) was an Indian New Testament scholar who was the president of the Society for Biblical Studies in India, and was the Escande Chair of Asian Christian Studies at Pondicherry University and was the Chief Warden of the Pondicherry University Hostels. He was a Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Pondicherry and Cuddalore.

Writings Les récits de miracle dans les Actes des Apôtres The Rich and the Poor in Luke-Acts History of Pondicherry Mission: An Outline Current Trends in Indian Biblical Studies

Studies Sampath Kumar pursued postgraduate studies at St. Peter's Pontifical Seminary, Bengaluru from 1983 to 1985 in the discipline of New Testament after which he went to Strasbourg and registered as a doctoral candidate at the University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg for research in New Testament exegesis. In 1990, the university conferred upon him the doctoral degree based on his thesis. For some time he was Professor of New Testament Society for Biblical Studies in India|years=1996–1998