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- Professor of Exegetical Theology
- President Emeritus
Biography
Dr. Wenthe joined the Concordia Theological Seminary faculty in 1971, first at the Springfield, Illinois, campus, then in Fort Wayne when the Seminary relocated there in 1976. He is a professor of Exegetical Theology and president emeritus of the Seminary, having served as president from 1996–2011.
Wenthe also serves as president of the Concordia University System for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
He received his M.Div. from Concordia Seminary (1971); ThM from Princeton Theological Seminary (1974); and his PhD in Hebrew Scriptures from the University of Notre Dame with minors in Ethics and Judaica (1991).
He was pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, Atlantic, Iowa (1977–1980), and pastoral assistant at Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana (1989–1996).
He served on the Commission of Theology and Church Relations 1977–1980 and as a member of the President’s Commission on the Sanctity of Life.
A Collection of Selected Works
- An Exegetical Study of I Corinthians 5:7b
- The Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids (Matthew 25:1-13)
- From Death to Life: The Christological Crossing: A Homily for Heino O. Kadai
- The Historical-Critical Interpretation of the Baptism of Jesus from the Perspective of Traditional Lutheran Exegesis
- The Biblical Trinitarian Narrative: Reflections on Retrieval
- Christ's gifts in liturgy : the theology and music of the divine service
- All Theology is Christology: Essays in Honor of David P. Scaer
- Church and Ministry: The Collected Papers of the 150th Anniversary Theological Convocation of the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod
- Introduction - Communion
- Introduction - Baptism
- Panel Discussion - Love and Marriage: Does the Bible Still Mean What It Says?
- Exegesis - Panel Discussion
- Exegesis - The Torah Story: Identity or Duty as the Essence of the Law?
- 2014 Symposia - More than Words: Jeremiah's Sacramental Richness
- Exegesis - Nuances in the Relationship Between Incarnation and Justification
To see all of Dr. Dean Wenthe’s collected works please visit the CTSFW media archive.