Gerhard Wehmeier

Gerhard Wehmeier (1935–2009)[1] was an Old Testament Scholar hailing from Germany from the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck. Wehmeier taught Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1973 through 1978.[3]

The Reverend Doctor

Gerhard Wehmeier

Born
Gerhard Wehmeier

(1935-07-12)July 12, 1935[1]
DiedApril 25, 2009(2009-04-25) (aged 73)[2]
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGermany
EducationDr. Theol.
Alma materBasel University, Switzerland[1]
OccupationPastor and Teacher
Years active1962-2000[1]
ReligionChristianity
ChurchEvangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck[1]
Ordained1962[1]
Congregations served
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe[1] (1962-1968)
United Church, Washington (2000-2003)[1]
Offices held
Teacher - in - Old Testament, United Theological College, Bangalore (1973-1978)[3]
Director, Hofgeismar Seminary, Hofgeismar[4] (1980-1989)[1]
TitleThe Reverend Doctor

Studies

Wehmeier studied at the seminary in Bielefeld-Bethel and later at the Universities in Göttingen, Basel, Bonn and Atlanta in North America.[1]

Writings

  • 1970, Der Segen im Alten Testament: eine semasiologische Untersuchung der Wurzel brk,[5]
  • 1974, The Theme Blessing for the Nations in the Promises to the Patriarchs and in the Prophetical Literature,[6]
  • 1977, The Prohibition of Theft in the Decalogue,[7]

Teaching

Wehmeier began teaching Old Testament at the United Theological College, Bangalore from 1973 during the Principalship of J. R. Chandran. Wehmeier's students who specialized in Old Testament during that period include,

When Wehmeier joined the seminary in 1973, John Sadananda, the present Master of the Senate of Serampore College (University) was still a graduate student who benefited from the Old Testament scholarship of Wehmeier and his other two colleagues, G. M. Butterworth and E. C. John and the three of them led the Old Testament studies in Bangalore while John D. W. Watts[8] and G. Babu Rao[9] led the Old Testament studies in Serampore College, Serampore for nearly half a decade.

After Wehmeier returned to Germany in 1978 to take up responsibilities with his home Church, the Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck, he continued to be involved in matters relating to ministerial support for students pursuing seminary studies in India. It was Wehmeier who made possible[10] the overseas research studies of Daniel Sadananda, a New Testament Scholar and current President of the United Theological College, Bangalore Society.

Reminisce

Bishop de:Martin Hein, EKD,[1]

...a purposeful working member of the Church who had never wanted to focus on his person, but had always given priority to the service of the Gospel and the Church. He deserves special recognition for the theological training and the service in the Church as Pastor of the pastors. Wehmeier showed himself as an ecumenical Christian with a comprehensive horizon through his work in India and the United States.

Academic offices
Preceded by
G. M. Butterworth
Teacher - in - Old Testament
United Theological College, Bangalore

1973-1978
Succeeded by
Theodore N. Swanson

References

  1. Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck, Landeskirche trauert um Propst i. R. Dr. Gerhard Wehmeier, Nachrichten-Archiv: April - Juni 2009.
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  3. K. M. Hiwale (Compiled), Directory of the United Theological College 1910-1997, Bangalore, 1997.
  4. Pastoral Journey to the Evangelical Academy of Hofgeismar, Germany, August 20-September 15, 2007.
  5. Gerhard Wehmeier, Der Segen im Alten Testament: eine semasiologische Untersuchung der Wurzel brk, Reinhardt, Basel, 1970.
  6. Gerhard Wehmeier, The Theme Blessing for the Nations in the Promises to the Patriarchs and in the Prophetical Literature, Bangalore Theological Forum, Volume 6, 1974, pp.5-6. Cited in James A. Meek, The Gentile Mission in Old Testament Citations in Acts, T&T Clark, London, 2008, p.118.
  7. Gerhard Wehmeier, The Prohibition of Theft in the Decalogue in Indian Journal of Theology, Volume 26, 1977, pp181-191. Cited in Walter C. Kaiser, Jr., Toward Old Testament Ethics, Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, 1983, p.209.
  8. James W. Watts, Paul R. House (Edited), Forming Prophetic Literature: Essays on Isaiah and the Twelve in Honor of J. D. W. Watts, Sheffield Academic Press, Sheffield, 1996, p.17.
  9. The Story of Serampore and its College, Council of Serampore College, Serampore (Fourth Edition), 2005, p.92.
  10. Daniel Sadananda, The Johannine Exegesis of God: An Exploration Into the Johannine understanding of God, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2004.

Further reading

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