1. Bio Data
a. Name: Abel Aor INYAREGH
b. Date of Birth: 11/05/1975
c. Department: Religious Studies
d. Faculty: Arts
e. Phone Number: +2348032589958
f. Official Email Address ainyaregh@
g. Area of Specialization Biblical Studies: New Testament
EDUCATION
i. Benue State University, Makurdi Ph.D. (Biblical Studies: New Testament) 2005 to 2007
ii. Benue State University, Makurdi M.A. (Biblical Studies) 2009 to 2016
iii. Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Jos BDD (Theology) 1998 to 2002
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Religious studies, General Arts and Humanities, Religious studies, General Arts and Humanities
Raising of the Widow’s Son at Nain (Luke 7:11-17): Exegetical Intertextual Study of Luke-Acts as a Typology of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative AA Inyaregh Diligentia: Journal of Theology and Christian Education 7 (3), 168-188 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Exegesis on Sufficiency of Jesus’ ἐφάπαξ Sacrifice for Past, Present and Future Sins of the Elect in Hebrews 7:27 AA Inyaregh Journal of Arts and Sociological Research (JASR) 9 (6), 112-130 , 2025 2025
Rereading the Parable of the Wicked Tenants in the Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12): A Reflection of Nigeria’s Socio political Context AA Inyaregh, RY Iordaah, MV Chiangi VEJOH-VERITAS JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES 6 (1), 40-63 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
Comparing and Contrasting Catholicism with Protestantism: Exposing Roman Catholic Theological Errors IA Osana, AA Inyaregh The American Journal of Biblical Theology 26 (20), 1-33 , 2025 2025
Ham’s Crime and the Curse of Canaan: An Interpretation of genesis 9: 20-27 and its Implications for Christians in Africa EA Chia, AA Inyaregh Journal of Arts and Sociological Research , 2025 2025
2 Timothy 3:10-17: Rereading the ‘Scripture’ for Christian Discipleship AA Inyaregh, DB Apuuivom The American Journal of Biblical Theology 25 (36), 1-16 , 2024 2024
THE RICH FOOLS IN NIGERIAN SOCIETY: AN EXEGETICAL STUDY IN LUKE 12.16-21 AA Inyaregh Crowther Journal of Arts and Humanities 1 (3), 45-61 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
Justification for Eternal Security of Believers and Impossibility of Apostasy in Romans 8: 28-31 AA Inyaregh African Journal of Religion, Philosophy and Culture 5 (1), 25-46 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Pharisaical Righteousness in Matthew 6.1-8: A Prototype for Christian Worship in Africa AA Inyaregh IBSA West-Africa Journal 2 (1), 96-107 , 2024 2024
The New Law of Love for Enemies (ἀγάπη ἐχθροί) in Matthew 5:43-44 and Luke 6:27-36 AA Inyaregh Jos Journal of Religion and Philosophy 4 (1), 35-52 , 2024 2024
Calvinistic Doctrine of Common Grace as portrayed in Matthew 5:45 and Luke 6:35: A Reaction to Irrepressible Bloodbaths in Nigerian Society AA Inyaregh The American Journal of Biblical Theology 25 (3), 1-24 , 2023 2023
THE NEW LAW OF LOVE FOR ENEMIES (ἀΓΆΠΗ ἐΧΘΡΟΊ) IN MATTHEW 5: 43-48 AND LUKE 6: 27-36 AA Inyaregh 2023 Citations: 1
The New Means of Grace through the Lens of Reformed Faith in a New Testament Perspective AA Inyaregh African Journal of Biblical Studies (AJBS) 37 (1 & 2), pp. 95-110 , 2023 2023
Contextualization of Matthean Eschatological Pericope (Matt. 25: 31-46) in NKST Indigenous Christian Song: An Appraisal of Paul Itiavger Fate AA Inyaregh African Journal of Biblical Studies (AJBS) 37 (1 & 2), 111-132 , 2022 2022
PAULINE AREOPAGUS ADDRESS IN ACTS 17.16-34 AS A PARADIGM FOR CONTEXTUALIZING THE GOSPEL IN AFRICA AA Inyaregh IAAJAH-IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities 8 (2) , 2022 2022
Exegetical Study of 2 Timothy 3: 16-17: Invigorating Scriptural Inspiration in the 21st Century Churches AA Inyaregh THE NOUN SCHOLAR 2 (2), 1-26 , 2022 2022
A Call for Restructuring in Acts 6.1-8: A Challenge in a Post-Colonial, Multi-Ethnoreligious Nigerian Society AA Inyaregh VEJOH-VERITAS JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES 4 (1 & 2), 48-62 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Robbing God and Christians in the Name of God: The Misunderstanding of Matthew 23: 23 as a Justification for Tithing AA Inyaregh, A Jabi, EA Idachaba, BA Daniel THE NOUN SCHOLAR 1 (1), 140-154 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
COVID-19 Pandemic Relevance to the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse in Revelation 6: 1-8: Is it a Sign of the End Time? AAISI Aande Journal of University Scholars in Religions (JUSREL) 9, 1-11 , 2021 2021
Are Women Permitted to Teach? An Exegetical Study of 1 Timothy 2: 8-15 AA Inyaregh Journal of Christian Religious Studies (JOCRES) 3 (3), 49-63 , 2021 2021
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Slavery in the Pauline epistle to Philemon: Theological, social, and economic implications for Nigerian context AA Inyaregh Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies 11 (2), 13-28 , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
Justification for Eternal Security of Believers and Impossibility of Apostasy in Romans 8: 28-31 AA Inyaregh African Journal of Religion, Philosophy and Culture 5 (1), 25-46 , 2024 2024 Citations: 5
Rereading the Parable of the Wicked Tenants in the Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12): A Reflection of Nigeria’s Socio political Context AA Inyaregh, RY Iordaah, MV Chiangi VEJOH-VERITAS JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES 6 (1), 40-63 , 2025 2025 Citations: 3
THE RICH FOOLS IN NIGERIAN SOCIETY: AN EXEGETICAL STUDY IN LUKE 12.16-21 AA Inyaregh Crowther Journal of Arts and Humanities 1 (3), 45-61 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
A Call for Restructuring in Acts 6.1-8: A Challenge in a Post-Colonial, Multi-Ethnoreligious Nigerian Society AA Inyaregh VEJOH-VERITAS JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES 4 (1 & 2), 48-62 , 2022 2022 Citations: 3
Raising of the Widow’s Son at Nain (Luke 7:11-17): Exegetical Intertextual Study of Luke-Acts as a Typology of the Elijah-Elisha Narrative AA Inyaregh Diligentia: Journal of Theology and Christian Education 7 (3), 168-188 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
LESSONS FROM A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF JESUS‟ AND INIKPI‟ S SACRIFICES FOR THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT EA Idachaba, AA Inyaregh IGWEBUIKE: African Journal of Arts and Humanities 6 (2) , 2020 2020 Citations: 2
THE NEW LAW OF LOVE FOR ENEMIES (ἀΓΆΠΗ ἐΧΘΡΟΊ) IN MATTHEW 5: 43-48 AND LUKE 6: 27-36 AA Inyaregh 2023 Citations: 1
Robbing God and Christians in the Name of God: The Misunderstanding of Matthew 23: 23 as a Justification for Tithing AA Inyaregh, A Jabi, EA Idachaba, BA Daniel THE NOUN SCHOLAR 1 (1), 140-154 , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Exegesis on Sufficiency of Jesus’ ἐφάπαξ Sacrifice for Past, Present and Future Sins of the Elect in Hebrews 7:27 AA Inyaregh Journal of Arts and Sociological Research (JASR) 9 (6), 112-130 , 2025 2025
Comparing and Contrasting Catholicism with Protestantism: Exposing Roman Catholic Theological Errors IA Osana, AA Inyaregh The American Journal of Biblical Theology 26 (20), 1-33 , 2025 2025
Ham’s Crime and the Curse of Canaan: An Interpretation of genesis 9: 20-27 and its Implications for Christians in Africa EA Chia, AA Inyaregh Journal of Arts and Sociological Research , 2025 2025
2 Timothy 3:10-17: Rereading the ‘Scripture’ for Christian Discipleship AA Inyaregh, DB Apuuivom The American Journal of Biblical Theology 25 (36), 1-16 , 2024 2024
Pharisaical Righteousness in Matthew 6.1-8: A Prototype for Christian Worship in Africa AA Inyaregh IBSA West-Africa Journal 2 (1), 96-107 , 2024 2024
The New Law of Love for Enemies (ἀγάπη ἐχθροί) in Matthew 5:43-44 and Luke 6:27-36 AA Inyaregh Jos Journal of Religion and Philosophy 4 (1), 35-52 , 2024 2024
Calvinistic Doctrine of Common Grace as portrayed in Matthew 5:45 and Luke 6:35: A Reaction to Irrepressible Bloodbaths in Nigerian Society AA Inyaregh The American Journal of Biblical Theology 25 (3), 1-24 , 2023 2023
The New Means of Grace through the Lens of Reformed Faith in a New Testament Perspective AA Inyaregh African Journal of Biblical Studies (AJBS) 37 (1 & 2), pp. 95-110 , 2023 2023
Contextualization of Matthean Eschatological Pericope (Matt. 25: 31-46) in NKST Indigenous Christian Song: An Appraisal of Paul Itiavger Fate AA Inyaregh African Journal of Biblical Studies (AJBS) 37 (1 & 2), 111-132 , 2022 2022
PAULINE AREOPAGUS ADDRESS IN ACTS 17.16-34 AS A PARADIGM FOR CONTEXTUALIZING THE GOSPEL IN AFRICA AA Inyaregh IAAJAH-IGWEBUIKE: An African Journal of Arts and Humanities 8 (2) , 2022 2022
Exegetical Study of 2 Timothy 3: 16-17: Invigorating Scriptural Inspiration in the 21st Century Churches AA Inyaregh THE NOUN SCHOLAR 2 (2), 1-26 , 2022 2022