the exegete clarifies how that wisdom tradition functions as wisdom, we are left dangling on a historical hook. We get off this hook when we consider what Paul says next: “understanding that the Spirit gives.”169 This wisdom is Christocentric (1:19, 27; 2:2–3, 8) and mediated through the Holy Spirit (not just human spirit and not just “spiritual”). Four considerations suggest this process is about the Holy Spirit: 1. The term pneumatikos has a possessive sense. 2. The two nouns attached to “Spirit” (wisdom,