Timotheas Hembrom

Contributions Comparative studies between creation stories Hembrom's research and exegetical work on the Santhals highlights the hitherto unknown facts about their creation traditions which seem identical to the Biblical creation traditions. K. P. Aleaz writes that Hembrom worked on finding out parallels between the Biblical creation stories and the Santal creation stories, which seemed identical with those in the Genesis creation stories. In this context of similarity, K. P. Aleaz in A Tribal Theology from a Tribal World - View considers Renthy Keitzer, Nirmal Minz and Hembrom as the Theologians with focus on Tribal cultures and ideologies.

In a recent work by the Scholar Ivy Imogene Hansdak of the Jamia Millia Islamia on Santal creation stories the research of Hembrom was highlighted

As a comparative religion scholar who drew parallels between the Genesis creation story and the Santal creation traditions, Hembram attributes the lead given by Old Testament's leading Scholar, Claus Westermann, it had met dissent with the Santhal people who voiced their concerns to the scholarly fora including the University of California, Berkeley from the nation's first from where he obtained a Licentiate in Theology from the University under the Registrarship of C. Devasahayam.

Graduate In order to upgrade his academics, Hembram proceeded to Bangalore where he studied from 1968 to 1970 at the United Theological College, Bangalore, affiliated to the nation's first University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), under the Principalship of Joshua Russell Chandran where he upgraded to Bachelor of Divinity. Hembram companions at the College included H. S. Wilson, P. J. Lawrence, J. W. Gladstone and others who studied at varying intervals. Hembrom was part of the pioneer group of postgraduate students at the Serampore College, Serampore under the Registrarship of C. Devasahayam, Hembrom was awarded a Master of Theology degree where the Convocation Commemoration Mass in Serampore was conducted by his seminary companion, G. Babu Rao at the CNI-St. Olave's Church, Serampore.

Doctoral While teaching at the Bishop's College, Kolkata, Hembrom availed study leave and pursued research studies with the South Asia Theological Research Institute, Bangalore, a doctoral-level institute under the Senate of Serampore College (University) researching on the Santals with special reference to their creation stories and was supervised by Renthy Keitzar and Nirmal Minz who enabled him to work on his thesis after which Hembrom was able to submit his doctoral dissertation in 1991 after which the Senate of Serampore College (University) awarded during the registrarship of D. S. Satyaranjan.

Inculturation and the practicalities Hembrom belonged to the Lutheran where he grew on strong Christian ethics and enrolled for theological studies at the Santal Theological College, Dumka district and later at the Protestant Regional Seminary in Bangalore was accommodated into the Faculty at the Bishop’s College, Calcutta.

Hembrams continued to be grateful and taught again during 1970-1971.

Cherrapunji After Hembrams specialised in Old Testament, he proceeded to the Chera Theological College, Cherrapunji where he taught from 1973-1977. During the latter half of the 1980s, G. D. V. Prasad who specialized in Old Testament joined the College as a Teacher and became a colleague of him .

He also acted as Research Guide and was Registrar at the North India Institute of Post Graduate Theological Studies, a joint initiative of Serampore College and the Bishop’s College, Kolkata. As a member of the Church History Association of India, Hembrom was also elected as the Treasurer of the Eastern India Branch of the Society in 2006.

Ranchi He is also taught at the Gossner Theological College, Ranchi,

Writings No date, Doing Theology with the people of primal religion in India: Absence of Hymns and Praises to God has a theological reason in the ancestral religion of the Santals 1996, Maran Buru Bonga - Satan Equation a Theological Crime, 1996/2013, The Santals: Anthropological-Theological reflections on Santali and Biblical Creation Traditions, 2007, The significance of water in the Old Testament, 2012 (in Santali), Santal, Sirjon binti ar bhed-bhangao

Honours In 2014, the Diocese of Durgapur of the Church of North India awarded the annual Paul Olaf Bodding memorial award to Timotheas Hembrom for his writings highlighting the Tribal ethos of India.