what Paul says of νόμος in 7:21–23 is deemed too negative to be a reference to the Law of God; what he attributes to νόμος in 3:27 and 8:2a is regarded as too positive.55 But dismissing the Mosaic Law from this context removes one of the main factors under consideration!56 Dunn properly responds that the referent of νόμος “is certainly the (Jewish) law, as usual (not ‘norm’ or ‘rule,’ …).”57 Westerholm more specifically points to “the Mosaic law code which demands righteousness.”58 Thus νόμος