1 Corinthians 2: The Spirit Reveals God's Wisdom

Paul came to Corinth not with eloquence but proclaiming Christ crucified, so their faith would rest on God's power. God's hidden wisdom is revealed by the Spirit, and while the natural person cannot accept it, the spiritual person has the mind of Christ.

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According to 1 Corinthians 2:6-9, what kind of wisdom does Paul speak of among the mature, and why did none of "the rulers of this age" understand it?

The conventional wisdom of Greek philosophers, which the rulers rejected out of jealousy because it threatened their own schools of thoughtPractical wisdom about Roman law and government, which the rulers ignored because they considered it beneath their own expertiseGod's mysterious, hidden wisdom destined for believers' glory before the ages, which the rulers failed to grasp -- if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of gloryA secret wisdom available only to a spiritual elite within the church who alone will be saved, which the rulers could never join