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

201 the article in 3:23, 25 and 26. Thus, Paul can refer to the fuller expression of "the faithful- ness of Jesus Christ" by the simple reference to n(anc; because he has defined the term in context (2: 16; 3:22). The discussion of 3:22-26 explains the temporary place of the law in the history of redemption as Paul speaks in a broad historical category rather than a category of individual human belief. "We were locked up until the revelation of T~v µ0,11ouaav ntaTt v " (3:23), and "f118oua17c; 8£ Tfic; nfaTEwc; we are no longer under a pedagogue" (3:25). Once again the objective coming and revealing of the "faithfulness of Christ" on Calvary fits the context better than a reference to the individual human response of faith. The second means of expressing the "faith" side of the antithesis was through the phrase f~ aKofic; nfaTEwc;, found in 3:2, 5. Since the grammar will allow nearly any combination of the words, two contextual factors were considered decisive : the relationship of the phrase to the antithetical expression f~ Epywv voµou and the subject of the section as described by Paul in 3: 1. Since the phrase f~ Epywv voµou is best seen as a description of those who identify with Moses the best contrast would be those who identify with the faithfulness of Christ , with the translation "the proclamation of [the] faith ," 163 or " faithfulnes preached." In this way the phrase is a compact reference to Paul ' s fuller description of Calvary in 3:1, "Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified ." Paul 's antithesis here, then would be the same as expressed in 2 :16-20 , namely , between law and Christ. Hi que tion upon which he is willing to hang his whole argument (To0To µovov , 3:2) i Did ou re i e the pirit through the law or the "me sage of Chri t. " The final de cription of the "faith" ide of the antithe i i f und in th more abbre iat d phra e ol l n(aT we; , found in 3:7, 9 . Whil n r f r n t th 1 n ound ithin : , the r r nee to ol l. n(aT we; i cl rl pr parat r f r nd ntith ti 1 16 Betz , alatian , I