Dr. Walter D. Zorn was born in Donalsonville, Ga on January 2, 1943. He grew up in Bainbridge, GA graduating from high school in 1961. At the tender age of fourteen Zorn committed himself not only to become a Christian (baptized in 1957) but also to Christian ministry whatever that may be. As a consequence, he graduated from Atlanta Christian College (now Point University) in 1965 with a BA in ministry, Lincoln Christian Seminary (now Lincoln Christian University) in 1969 with an MDiv in Semitic Languages and Literature, and finally Michigan State University in 1983 with a PhD in History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies (College of Arts and Letters) having written a dissertation on "Mark and the Samaritans."

Dr. Zorn's ministries included preaching (Westville, IL and Havana, IL) and education director (Catlin, IL) but in 1976 he began an academic teaching career at Great Lakes Christian College, Lansing, MI, as Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages. In 1988 Dr. Zorn became Academic Dean of Lincoln Christian College, Lincoln, IL (1988-93) and then returned to the classroom to teach Old Testament in the college and biblical languages in the seminary (1993-2013). Dr. Zorn retired in 2013 having received the title of Professor Emeritus of Old Testament and the Restoration Award for outstanding service in the area of Christian higher education.

Immediately upon retirement Dr. Zorn held a brief two year preaching ministry with the Auburn Christian Church, Auburn, IL (2013-15). After a second retirement, he and his wife, Carolyn, moved to Knoxville, TN, only to teach for several more years as visiting lecturer in Old Testament at Johnson University (2016-23). A "third" retirement and the Covid 19 Virus had Dr. Zorn "hidden" in his basement office to finish a book idea he had been working on for almost 40 years! It is finished! THE FAITHFULNESS OF JESUS THE MESSIAH: A Gospel Emphasis (Wipf & Stock, 2020). Earlier he had co-authored volume one and authored volume two of THE COLLEGE PRESS NIV COMMENTARY: PSALMS, VOLS 1 & 2 (Joplin, MO: College Press, 1999/2004).

Dr. Zorn has now self-published with Amazon's Kindle Self-Publishing Books a semi-autobiography of his family line (Zorn) entitled: THE STORY OF A ZORN FAMILY LINE: Dead Body Smell (available from Amazon for e-Kindle, Paperback, and Hardback). The book begins with immigration of Zorns to the South Carolina coast c. 1735 and the Zorn family name can be traced from that point. Dr. Zorn started his major narrative with his great grandfathers who fought in the American Civil War (War Between the States). Dr. Zorn's lifetime interest in studying the Civil War made this project enjoyable and hopefully an insightful read for great and grand children who will learn how people used to live and survive!

Dr. Zorn and his wife, Carolyn, have two children: Angela Bennett married to Darin and Scott Zorn married to Kerri (Rutter). Both have two daughters and one son in that order! All are Christians, which is a reversal of the pagan environment in which Dr. Zorn grew up. Perhaps that is why he has written a book entitled: THE FAITHFULNESS OF JESUS THE MESSIAH followed by THE STORY OF A ZORN FAMILY LINE.

Dr. Zorn taught his last university class on the Gospel of John at Johnson University, Spring, 2023. He has recently published with Kindle Publishing his booklet on "MY SERVANTS THE PROPHETS": A Study of the Old Testament Prophets (2024), a booklet used in teaching the Old Testament prophets for over 25 years! For any student of the Bible this booklet can be a wonderful tool to study and understand the Old Testament prophets.!