Law, Christ, and Covenant: Paul's Theology of the Law in Romans 3:19–20

The fundamental problem of the law in Paul, posed with fresh urgency by the work of E. P. Sanders, remains the separation of the law in Paul’s theology from its gracious covenantal context. Paul’s claim of the impossibility of righteousness through the law depends upon a disjunction of law and coven...

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Main Author: Ware, James P. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2011
In: The journal of theological studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 513-540
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