Dr. T.V. Oommen is both a biblical scholar and a scientist. Having been raised in a Christian home, he spent many years studying and researching the Bible, most notably in the areas of Bible-Science and Biblical Archaeology. Some of his original contributions are presented in this Biblediscoveries web site under 'Creation Mysteries' and 'Flood Mysteries'. He has been lecturing on these topics since 1973. Other articles on the web site have been adapted from eminent researchers in the respective fields. The author's passion is to share with the world of Bible believers the most significant biblical discoveries of our time, in order to strengthen their faith in God's Word.

By profession Dr. Oommen was a Consulting Scientist/Engineer who worked in academic teaching and industrial research jobs, with many publications and R&D achievements to his credit in the fields of Chemistry and Electrical Engineering. He was honored as a recipient of the prestigious R&D 100 Award for one of the top 100 inventions of 2000. Click here to visit his other website, "My Research Works."

By birth, he is a native of India, but is a citizen of the USA. His birth place is Tiruvalla, a Christian-dominated city in the state of Kerala where the St. Thomas Christians of India are concentrated. St. Thomas, the apostle, is believed to have landed in Kerala in the first century, most likely with Jewish sea traders. Kerala was, and still is, reputed for spices.

In the USA he has lived in the states of Washington, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania and North Carolina (most recent) since 1968. His wife, Annamma, is also from the Tiruvalla area.

Dr. Oommen has an 'international' family: a daughter born in India, one son born in Ghana (where his father had worked for two years), another born in USA. The daughter, Minnie, works in Finances in Washington, DC. The two sons, Roy and Regi, work as environmental engineers and scientists in the Raleigh-Durham area. Roy, married to Ruby on November 25, 1995, has a beautiful daughter, Rachel Anne. Minnie is the eldest in the Oommen family, and Regi is the youngest. Don is from Warren, PA, and he married Minnie on September 29, 2001. Regi and Lorraine (she's from Dublin, Ireland) were married on August 25, 2001. Don and Minnie live in Vienna, VA, and the others live and work in the Raleigh-Durham area. Dr. Oommen's twin brother lives in San Diego; he is involved in Ministry Leadership training and is also a University professor teaching Mathematics.

Hobbies: Travel (has traveled in Africa, Western Europe, Israel, Jordan, Sinai, Turkey, and Australia), Photography (documents everything with 35 mm, digital and video cameras); Coins (buys biblical and other ancient coins: Widow's mite to Shekel); Minerals & Fossils (Amethyst to Dinosaur bones - but cannot afford dinosaur skeletons and eggs!); Books (has a library of over 4,000 books on many subjects (not enough place to display well).
Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina (since July 1991)

Colin, born June 2, 2006 to Regi and Lorraine Oommen



The Oommen Grandchildren

Oct 15, 2004 Annie is five and goes to kindergarten

Jan 12, 2004 Alex was a year and a half and awaits the arrival of a new brother or sister in July.

Rebecca Marie Oommen ('Becca') passed away on December 15, 2004 after being diagnosed a month earlier with a rare brain tumor. For more pictures and a touching eulogy by her daddy please click here

This picture was a birthday card for Grandma on Sep 18, 2004. The four 'flowers' are in age order: Annie (6) Alex (2 yr 3 mo ) Becca (2) and Zach (3 mo). Zach was born June 13, 2004, full name: Zachary Thomas Buerkle.