Leon J. Wood, PhD

Education:

• New York State University and Oriental Institute, Chicago, various graduate studies
• Michigan State University, PhD
• Calvin Theological Seminary, ThM
• Calvin College, AB

Teaching Career:

• President and Academic Dean, Grand Rapids Bible College and Seminary (now Cornerstone University and Grand Rapids Theological Seminary)
• Professor of Old Testament, Grand Rapids Bible College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary

Other Career Highlights:

• Helped found the influential Evangelical Seminary’s Dean Council
• Translator and editor for the New International Version (NIV) Bible

Publications:

• Numerous publications, including The Distressing Days of the Judges, Israel’s United Monarchy, and commentaries on books of the Bible such as Genesis and Daniel
• His book The Holy Spirit and the Old Testamentremains one of the key texts in the study of pneumatology even to this day.