The Relationship of Jewish and Gentile Believers to the Law Between A.D. 30 and 70 in the Scripture

170 worth or success of the effort while meaning three emphasizes only the demands which the law makes regardless of any human response. In Lohmeyer's seminal work he concluded that "Gesetzeswerke sind eben Werke, die <las Gesetz fordert, " 77 designating a system of service to God, or life under the law. We would agree with his conclusions concerning grammar: So bleibt die Art dieses Genetives grammatisch unklar; aber diese Unklarheit ist auch nur ein Widerschein der sachlichen Unklarheit, die den Begriff des Gesetzes und des Dienstes bedriickt. An nichts wird dieser Sachverhalt vielleicht klarer als an dem paulinischen Gegenbegrif zu diesem "Gesetzesdienst": n(anc; 'l17aoO XptaToO. 78 In chapter 3 Paul uses the fuller phrase ts Epywv voµou three times (3:2 , 5 , 10). The first two occurrences are juxtaposed with the phrase ES aK017c; n(aTEwc;, with little further to define them. The third use in 3:10, however, begins a discussion of the plight of those who are ES Epywv voµou, giving context and definition to the phrase, providing a basis for choosing between the possible grammatical options. " "' The traditional interpretation of 3: 10 even caused Luther some confusion as he admitted that"Paul's prooftext from Deuteronomy 27 ("Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the book of the law to perform them") actually proved the opposite of his (Paul ' s) statement ("For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse"): the law pronounced a curse on those who failed to do it, not on those who do it. 79 Other questions present themselves upon closer inspection as well such as who is cursed , Jew alone or Gentile alone or both together? 80 Likewise , who is redeemed from this cur e (3: 13) and 77 Ibid ., 177. 78 Ibid., 207. 79 f. note number 13 on page 149 . 80 MuBner a , and an wer the que ti n, ' D nkt r b i d n om m n h n nur n Juden und ti. noch an g et e treue Judenchri ten od r an all (un rl .. t n) M n h n , 1 auch an di Heid n. Wie au dem auch die H iden hri ten mit in hli B nd n ~µac; in . 1 h r org ht, d nkt d r Ap tel nicht nur n I ra 1 ( gl. u h Rom 2: 1 - 1 : d n H id n md