in the debate with Pelagius.7 For our purposes the Reformers’ understanding of Paul’s theology of law is particularly significant, since the Reformers’ conception of Paul has had a massive influence on biblical scholarship, and the new look in Pauline studies is, at heart, a counter to the Reformational view. I will focus briefly on Luther and Calvin since they were the two most influential Reformers.8 They agreed that no one can be justified by the works of the law, for no one keeps perfectly the