relationship of a mystical kind,22 but of the concrete act of election. There is an established piece of Jewish tradition in the background.23 ἔγνωσται, “he is known,” contains the idea: he is recognized by God, i.e., elected by him.24 ■4* Can more precise information about the Corinthians’ question be deduced from v 4*? Had they inquired not only about εἰδωλόθυτα in general, but more especially about the eating of sacrificial meat? At all events the basis of their argument is recognizable.