About
Dr. Michael Rydelnik

Dr. Michael Rydelnik is Emeritus Academic Dean/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 300 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, The Messianic Hope: Is the Hebrew Bible Really Messianic? and Understanding the Arab Israeli Conflict.   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 Grand Rapids, 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

  • Emeritus  Academic Dean at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago

  • Emeritus 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

  • Former Bible Teacher and Resource Scholar, Day of Discovery

  • Author 

Favorite Stuff to Do

  • Interacting with students in any classroom

  • Answering listener Bible questions on Open Line

  • Teaching the Bible on location in Israel

  • Playing with my grandkids

  • Reading by a fire with Eva on a bitter cold winter day

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

  • 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 (Runner Up: The Sting)