About
Dr. Michael Rydelnik

Dr. Michael Rydelnik is Vice President/Academic Dean and Professor of Jewish Studies and Bible at Moody Bible Institute. He is also the Host/Bible Teacher on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, answering listener Bible questions on over 225 stations nationwide across Moody Radio. The son of Holocaust survivors, he was raised in an observant Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. As a high school student, Michael became a follower of Jesus the Messiah and began teaching the Bible almost immediately.

Besides his work on The Moody Bible Commentary and The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy as co-editor and contributor, Michael is also the author of 50 Most Important Bible Questions and The Messianic Hope: Is the Hebrew Bible Really Messianic? In addition to leading Bible lands tours and his wide speaking ministry, Michael has also contributed to multiple study Bibles, books, and theological journals.  Michael and his wife Eva live in Chicago, love hiking with their collie and boxer, and have two terrific adult sons, a delightful daughter-in-law and the cutest two grandchildren in the world.

Ministry

  • Vice President/Academic Dean at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

  • Professor of Jewish Studies and Bible, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

  • Radio Bible Teacher, Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik

  • Adjunct Professor of Bible Exposition, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX

  • Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies, Talbot School of Theology, La Mirada, CA

  • Adjunct Professor of Jewish Studies, Trinity International University, Deerfield IL

  • Bible Teacher, Day of Discovery

  • Author 

Favorite Stuff to Do

  • Interacting with students in the Moody classroom

  • Answering listener Bible questions on Open Line

  • Teaching the Bible on location in Israel

  • Hiking with Eva and our dogs (Frodo/Sheltie and Jake/Boxer) in the  Adirondack Mountains, Upstate NY.

  • Reading by a fire on a bitter cold Chicago day

  • Watching Hollywood classic movies

Favorite place in Israel: The Kottel [Western Wall] Jerusalem

Favorite Bible Subject: The Messianic Hope of the Hebrew Scriptures

Favorite Food:  New York Pizza

Favorite Novel:  The Lord of the Rings

Favorite Movie:  The Princess Bride