I agree.
To give the author a break, maybe he’s using a different definition of intelligence than I am.
On the other hand, I don’t think that healing the man born blind had anything to do with ability to do calculus, manipulate words, solve IQ puzzles, or engage in deep philosophical discussion.
“On the other hand, I don’t think that healing the man born blind had anything to do with ability to do calculus, manipulate words, solve IQ puzzles, or engage in deep philosophical discussion.”
But it probably didn’t hurt either.
We dont understand HOW God does what He does, but certainly healing a man of blindness involved manipulation of the laws of nature.
I think the author means by intelligence, "human intellectual potential," for which our shorthand is "IQ."
On the other hand, I don’t think that healing the man born blind had anything to do with ability to do calculus, manipulate words, solve IQ puzzles, or engage in deep philosophical discussion.
No, I don't either. None of these is really connected to IQ, either, as many people with average to above average IQs master these subjects through diligent effort. And of course, neither basic intelligence nor academic knowledge correllates with holiness or Holy Spirit power.
I would summarize at a very high level (because if I try to go into detail, I'll just confuse myself :-) by saying that I believe Jesus's intelligence and knowledge are qualitatively different from ours in many ways.