ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that Pauline theology did not advocate for a universal moral law in its modern sense(s). Pauline thought was instead shaped by the self-disclosure of the God of Israel in Jesus Christ and the implications that disclosure had for human behavior and knowledge. Any Christian speech about a “universal moral law” that is informed by St. Paul means the way the God of Jesus Christ intends us to be in the world. In Paul’s view, and that of his followers, our wills are incapable of doing what God requires. We need to be rescued from ourselves in order to be aligned with the moral grain of the cosmos.
