Alex Varughese

Alex Varughese received his B.S. in Zoology and M.S. in Marine Biology from the University of Kerala. He then went on to get his M.A. in Religion from Olivet Nazarene University, his M.Div. in Biblical Studies from Nazarene Theological Seminary and his M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Drew University.

Alex was an Assistant Professor of Religion for Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, Ma., USA) and then, in 1982, began his tenure at Mount Vernon Nazarene University where he currently serves as a professor of Biblical Literature. He has held positions as the Director of the Certificate of Ministry Preparation, the Chair of the Department of Religion and the Chair of the Division of Religion and Philosophy. Alex also has edited and written/contributed to several Biblically-based books and Biblical commentaries.

Currently, Alex and his wife Marcia live in Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA; they have two daughters and two sons.