moria denotes the assessment of the cross, spiritual realities, or worldly wisdom as absurd or without true wisdom.

The term most often marks the cross, preaching, and things of the Spirit as being dismissed as absurd by particular hearers; it also describes the wisdom of the world as absurd in God's sight.

1. Dismissal of the cross and spiritual things as absurd · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 1:18 and 1 Corinthians 1:23, the nominative and accusative singular forms occur where the APB renders the word of the cross and Christ crucified as "foolishness" to those who reject them. In 1 Corinthians 1:21 the genitive singular form stands in the clause the APB renders "through the foolishness of the preaching," and in 1 Corinthians 2:14 the nominative singular form characterizes the things of the Spirit of God as "foolishness" to the natural person.

   1 Corinthians 1:181 Corinthians 1:211 Corinthians 1:231 Corinthians 2:14
2. Worldly wisdom judged as absurd before God · occasional

   In 1 Corinthians 3:19, the nominative singular form is predicated of "the wisdom of this world"; the APB renders the clause, "the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God's sight."

   1 Corinthians 3:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB consistently uses "foolishness" in clauses concerning the cross, preaching, spiritual things, and worldly wisdom. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall evaluations rather than establish a separate English sense.