Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal
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
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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