is governed by Paul’s difference from the Judaizers, who wanted to bind the believers to the ceremonies of Moses also after the advent of Christ. It is altogether natural, therefore, that in such an orientation of meaning, the provisional and negative significance of the law should occupy the foreground. In the letter to the Romans, meanwhile, the argument is more balanced, is slanted less towards the dangers of keeping the law, and is oriented more towards its positive and permanent significance.
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