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Date: May 18, 2018Author: Valentine Umoh 0 Comments
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Valentine Umoh is a Catholic Priest of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria. He graduated from the Seat of Wisdom Seminary Owerri bagging Summa cum laude from Pontifical Urban University, Rome and First-Class honours from Imo State University, Owerri in both Philosophy (B. Phil., B.A, 2009) and Theology (B. Th., B.A, 2014). He holds a Licentiate Degree in Sacred Theology (Biblical Theology) with a Distinction from the University of Navarra, Spain (STL, 2019). He also holds a Doctorate Degree in Theology (Biblical Studies) with Distinction (Sobresaliente) from the Universidad de Navarra (2023), with the Thesis "The Gift of Διδασκαλια in Pauline Writings" directed by Prof Dr. D. Juan Luis Caballero, an erudite Professor of New Testament and Pauline Studies in the same university. His research interests include: Messianic themes in the Old Testament, especially in the Psalms, Isaiah and the Prophets up till the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Mark, Christology in Pauline and New Testament studies, Διδασκαλία and other gifts/charisms in Pauline Writings, Mission and Evangelization in the Church (Nigeria and Africa). He is also interested in philosophical and socio-political issues. He is the author of The Challenges of Mission in Nigeria Decades After Ad Gentes Divinitus (2025), The Gift of Διδασκαλια in Pauline Writings (2023), Essays in Biblical Studies (2021), Inspiring Hope: Tales from my fatherland (2021), and Co-editor of That they may have life (Paulines Publications, 2021) among others. All his books are available in Amazon via https://www.amazon.com/author/valentineumoh. He has worked in various schools and parishes in Nigeria and Spain. By work and pastoral experiences, he is driven by a passion for teaching, youth formation, motivation, and empowerment through an authentic formation of the mind. This makes him to firmly believe that education in all its ramifications ought to be in the service of the Truth. Hence, his motto: in servire veritatis semper "...always in the service of Truth." He is fluent in Annang, English and Spanish with a reading knowledge of Italian.

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