The Son of David and the Spirit of Wisdom

Authors

Kyle Moellenhoff, Concordia Seminary, St. LouisFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

wisdom, spirit, prayer, solomon, fulfillment, essay

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

What role does God’s wisdom play in the life and work of Jesus Christ? The traditional answer that most Nicene Christian theologians have given is that the person of the divine Logos, who is eternally begotten of the Father and incarnate in the person of Jesus, simply is God’s wisdom without further discussion.1 This answer is consistent with an orthodox Logos Christology. I will argue in this paper, however, that this answer, while helpful, is incomplete, and that Spirit Christology can help to illuminate a complementary model within Scripture for how divine wisdom is related to the person of Christ. This model deepens the understanding of Christ’s typological fulfillment of the OT while also giving new dimension to the Spirit’s role in the life of Christ and his followers.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Exodus 28:3; Exodus 31:2-3; Exodus 35:31; Deuteronomy 34:9; Acts 8:17; 1 Timothy 4:14; Isaiah 11:1-2; Deuteronomy 1:13; 1 Kings 3:9, 12; Isaiah 11:3-9;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Moellenhoff, Kyle (2024) "The Son of David and the Spirit of Wisdom," Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal: Vol. 7: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/grapho/vol7/iss1/3