Dr. Walt Zorn
Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages
Office: C212
Phone: 217 732-7788 ext. 2298
Education
- Ph.D. in History, Religion and Philosophy, Michigan State University
- M.Div. in Semitic Languages and Literature, Lincoln Christian Seminary
- B.A. in Ministry, Atlanta Christian College
- Post-graduate work at Michigan State University in Educational Administration
Appointed to Faculty: 1988
Professional / Academic Activities:
- Dr. Zorn served from 1976-1988 as Professor of Languages and Bible at Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing, Michigan. He has held full-time ministries in Westville, Havana, and Catlin, Illinois, as well as several part-time youth ministries during his student years. He has also served in numerous interim ministries in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois; and has been president of the Michigan Christian Convention.
- Society of Biblical Literature
- Evangelical Theological Society
- Board Member of the Adult Christian Education Foundation, Inc. (Madison, Wisconsin)
Courses:
Seminary
- NT 724 New Testament Greek Readings
- OT 623 Reading Biblical Hebrew
- OT 625 Aramaic
- OT 728 Septuagint
- OT 222 Pentateuch
- OT 324 Psalms
- OT 326 Isaiah
- OT 329 Daniel/Ezekiel
- OT 332 Hebrew History & Literature I
- OT 420 Hebrew History & Literature II
Publications:
- Articles and book reviews for Christian Standard, Stone-Campbell Journal, and Integrity.
- Psalms Volume One, Commentary Series on NIV, College Press, 1999 Ð Co-authored
- Psalms Volume Two, Commentary Series on NIV, College Press, 2004 Ð Author
- Introduction to the Old Testament, Commentary Series on NIV, College Press, 2005 (author of the chapters on Psalms, Job, and Song of Solomon, plus edited Proverbs and Ecclesiastes)
- Commentary for Standard's Uniform Lesson for Teachers
- Relevance of the Prophets (unpublished booklet for teaching the Prophets)
Articles Written
- City Gates
- Women's Role in the Church
- Doctrine of Angels
- Exodus
- Christ in the Old Testament
- Eschatology (prepared by Dr. Robert Lowery)
- Eschatology in the Old Testament
- Eschatology and Christ
- Human Free Will and the Sovereignty of God
- From Trash to Treasure and Back Again
- The Faithfulness of Jesus
- Peter Principles for Christian Growth
- Jesus Gives Passover New Meaning
- Standing Stones
- "A King versus The King" (A Christmas Sermon)
- "Happy" In the Psalms (for the Stone Campbell Journal Conf 2009)
Bibliographies
- Bibliography to help a person "Think Hebrew"
- Sources for preachers to learn about Rabbinic Ideas
Personal
- Married to Carolyn Ann (Cunningham) at the Catlin Church of Christ, IL in 1967.
- Blessed with two children and six grandchildren: Living in Louisville, KY Darin and Angela (daughter) have three: Morgan, Jessica, and Kyler. Living in Tuscola, IL and serving the First Christian Church, Scott (son) and Kerri have three: Haleigh, McKayla, and Jayson. Each one is unique and a different personality. Dr. Zorn continues to recruit them for LCU.
- Dr. Zorn loves to jog (slowly) for keeping in shape, at least some kind of shape. Each year he tries to run a half-marathon. He enjoys collecting and reading books about the Civil War (really "War Between the States"). His wife, Carolyn, says she doesn't have to read about the war because her side won!
- Above all, he loves the time spent with his six grandchildren.