Maelezo ya Kozi
This course offers a theological and pastoral study of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, two essential books of biblical wisdom literature. While both books seek to answer how one should live faithfully before God, they do so from complementary angles: Proverbs emphasizes practical wisdom rooted in the fear of the Lord, while Ecclesiastes probes the meaning of life "under the sun" in a world marked by vanity, uncertainty, and death.
The course, grounded in Reformed theology, treats wisdom as covenantal rather than merely philosophical—deeply connected to the fear of the Lord and the path of righteousness.
Special focus will be given to how Christ is the fulfillment of biblical wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:24, Colossians 2:3), and how believers are called to live wisely by walking in union with Him.
Vitabu Vinavyopendekezwa
- 1Bridges, Charles. A Commentary on Proverbs. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1846.
- 2Kidner, Derek. The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes: An Introduction to Wisdom Literature. Downers Grove: IVP, 1964.
- 3Eaton, Michael A. Ecclesiastes: An Introduction and Commentary. Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries. Downers Grove: IVP, 1983.
- 4Wright, Christopher J. H. The Message of Ecclesiastes: A Time to Mourn and a Time to Dance. Leicester: IVP, 2016.
- 5Keller, Timothy. God's Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs. New York: Viking, 2020.