"Why therefore the law?
In Gal 3:19a Paul asks, "Why therefore the law?" He does not drop the topic after his initial answer, "transgressions," to turn to find the law inferior to the promise. Instead, he uses mediation, the angelic commanding of the law, and the statement that God is one to argue from...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2013, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 355-372 |
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| Summary: | In Gal 3:19a Paul asks, "Why therefore the law?" He does not drop the topic after his initial answer, "transgressions," to turn to find the law inferior to the promise. Instead, he uses mediation, the angelic commanding of the law, and the statement that God is one to argue from the nature of the law as a two-sided covenant that the law held Israel accountable for transgressions. This purpose accords with the function of the law in chs. 2-3, gives rise to the question in 3:21, and leads to the analogy of the jailer and disciplinarian in 3:23-24. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC148905 |