E. C. John (8 November 1927 – 29 October 2020) was an Indian Old Testament scholar and a member[8] of the Society for Biblical Studies in India.
G. Babu Rao,[11] one of his earliest pupils specializing in the Old Testament[5] wrote that his professor, E. C. John pointed out parallels for Epiphany and Theophany from Vaishnavism and Saivism respectively.
[12] After completing graduate studies in sciences leading to B.Sc.,[1] E. C. John chose priesthood as a full time vocation and went for spiritual formation in Bangalore.
After John completed his studies in Cambridge University in 1959, he began teaching the Old Testament in Bangalore for generations of students both at the graduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels.
In the Senate of Serampore College (University) Convocation 2009 held at the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary, Madurai, John was awarded a Doctor of Divinity honoris causa.