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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.
He received his MDiv 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. Wenthe also served as president of the Concordia University System for The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, first as an interim president (2013), then as president (2014–2024).
Selected Works
The titles below, as well as others by Dr. Wenthe, are available in the CTSFW Media Collection. For a complete list of Dr. Wenthe's works, please refer to his curriculum vitae (CV), which is available on this page.
- 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
- The Rich Monotheism of Isaiah as Christological Resource
- Looking at the Moral Vision of the New Testament with Richard Hays
- Redeeming Time: Deuteronomy 8:11-18 Dedication of Crucifixes
- CTQ Homiletical Studies 50-1
- The Seminary Library--A Servant of Christ and His People
- 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
- Introduction - The Ten Commandments
- Introduction - The Our Father
- Things Truthful, Beautiful, and Forever
- Introduction - The Keys
- Introduction - The Creeds
- 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
- Exegesis - Spent Symbol or Abiding Text? The Tabernacle as Threshold and Context for Authentic Worship
- Exegesis - More than Leader, Administrator, and Therapist: The Scriptural Substance of the Pastoral Office
- Exegesis - From Creation to Consummation: The Inclusive Identity of Israel's God as Challenge to Ancient and Contemporary Pluralism
- Exegesis - Looking to the Past to See the Future: The Old Testament as Eschatological Portrait
- Confessions - Old Testament Sacraments
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - March 05, 2001
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - September 10, 2006
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - December 02, 2002
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - November 29, 2004
- Kramer Chapel Sermon -- May 31, 1993
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - March 17, 2004
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - November 26, 2001
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - November 27, 2000
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - April 01, 1986
- Kramer Chapel Sermon - May 08, 2015
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