describing the character of the Mosaic law to some other audience, or if he were addressing Jew-gentile relations in the abstract. His statements have exclusive relevance to the local crisis in Galatia. Paul uses Scripture to argue against the specific gospel perversion in Galatia, not to critique Judaism, the Mosaic law, or Jewish identity. Theologians and biblical scholars, therefore, must draw upon Galatians 3:10–14 with great sensitivity to this specific, local crisis when they reflect on Paul’s