Dr. Walter A. Maier III

Dr. Walter A. Maier III joined the Department of Exegetical Theology of Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW), in November 1989, and specializes in Hebrew and Old Testament studies.

He received his AA from Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1972), BA from Concordia Senior College, Fort Wayne, Indiana (1974), MDiv from CTSFW (1978), and MA and PhD from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1984).

He taught in the theology department of Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois (1984–1989; chairman, 1989). He was assistant pastor at Concordia Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, from December 1989 through November 1992.

His doctoral dissertation on Asherah, a Canaanite goddess, was published in 1986 in the Harvard Semitic Monographs series. He contributed a number of articles to the Anchor Bible Dictionary and he has published articles in various journals. He authored the commentaries 1 Kings 1–11 (Concordia, 2018) and 1 Kings 12–22 (Concordia, 2019) for the Concordia Commentary series and is presently working on the 2 Kings commentary for that series. Maier is also one of the regular preachers on the cable Television program Worship Anew.