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

216 a "covenant of peace" (Isaiah 54:9-10) and in that day of renewal and redemption from divorce "the sons of the [once] desolate one [exiled Israel] will be [in the new covenant] more numerous than the sons of the married woman [old covenant, pre-exilic Israel]." In this way, Paul not only identifies his readers as true heirs of Abraham, because they are of the promise , but also calls upon prophetic witness that the Galatians are part of the group of "more children" of the new covenant brought in Christ. At the same time he uses the allegory to clarify that those who are identified with Moses and not Christ are not children of promise but of slavery, thus driving a wedge between the Galatians and Paul's opponents. In a final reference to scripture he appeals then to his readers to "cast out" those who are not of the new covenant. The Exhortation (Exhortatio) 5: 1-6: 10 ,., Paul concludes this letter in normal fashion with a series of practical exhortations and warnings. He warns once more (5: 1-12) that for his readers the choices of Messiah and Moses are mutually exclusive (5:4). Gentiles who submit to circumcision, by definition, deny the work of Christ. Otherwise , since his readers are now recipients of the Spirit they are encouraged to walk in the power provided . Epistolary Postscript ( Conclusio) 6: 11-18 Paul uses the clo e of his letter to once again ummarize the main argument and to add a final emotional appeal. The opponent are tho e who w uld mpel hi r ader hip to choo e law (6:12-13) over the ro of hri t (6:14-15). Finall in 6:15 Paul th t n ith r circumci 10n nor uncircumci ion i anything. While on might p t him to a that n1 1rcumc1 ion i o both a in on equ ntial in r gard t al n t den th f Je a d ntil ( :1 -16), but nd b tin th nl