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          He was born in Sri Lanka and had his postgraduate education in India and the UK. He is author and editor of significant volumes on biblical studies.!

          R. S. Sugirtharajah

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        1. This stimulating study explores the implications of postcolonial criticism for biblical studies.
        2. He was born in Sri Lanka and had his postgraduate education in India and the UK. He is author and editor of significant volumes on biblical studies.
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        4. Sugirtharajah discusses how Jesus took on several attributes that would seem alien to Europe and the rest of the Christian world.

          5. S. Sugirtharajah, is a biblical hermeneuticist and an emeritus professor at the University of Birmingham. He is known for his work in developing the field of postcolonial biblical criticism.

          Biography

          Born in Sri Lanka, Sugirtharajah pursued his Bachelor of Divinity[1] and Master of Theology[1] degrees at United Theological College, Bangalore (affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College) in India before completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Birmingham in England.[2] He is best known for his work in introducing postcolonial criticism to the study of the Bible, in works such as Asian Biblical Hermeneutics and Postcolonialism[3] and Postcolonial Criticism and Biblical Interpretation.[4] He is also known for bringing to the foreground marginalized voices which are rarely heard in mainstream studies of Christianity.[5]

          In 2009,