but is social as well.”68 In the case of Christian believers, Johnson cites the epistemological role of the teacher and preacher,69 a point I make broadly later in this chapter. While the moral dimension remains important, we should also avoid ascribing all doubt and skepticism to moral inadequacy. It is merely a factor that enters the picture in some or many cases, but certainly not in all cases. The distinction between wisdom and information, however, is universally applicable.70 In the Old Testament,