One final set of desirable (in fact, essential) attributes for biblical interpreters: they should be regenerate (that is, have experienced spiritual rebirth) and be Spirit-filled and led.19 The role of the Spirit in biblical interpretation warrants extended treatment,20 but for a start read Paul’s concise treatment in 1 Corinthians 2:10b–16: The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows