But we long to know even more exactly, if we may, how such a divine product came about when the chosen agents were mere mortals much like ourselves? Are we left with no further word on this most tantalizing problem of all? Must we conclude that the means chosen by God was a rather mechanical and deterministic model? It is at this point that our neglected teaching passage of 1 Corinthians 2:6–16 comes to our exegetical and theological aid. Few commentators have understood