Hebrews: They are ineffective, old, and passing away (so later Christian 'supersessionism'). |
James: They are the 'law of liberty', vital for life in Christ (so Calvin's 'third use of the Torah'). |
Galatians: They were (are?) a tutor and a trustee to train Israel to maturity. |
Matthew: While they are limited, they contain 'treasures old and new' for the Kingdom's disciples. |
John: Jesus' coming focuses our attention elsewhere. |
Romans: Sin frustrates their just intentions and drives us to Christ instead (so Luther). |
Mark, Luke/Acts: Christ's work turns out to have transformed and relativized at least some of them (sabbath, food laws, fueling later distinctions between ceremonial commandments and other kinds. |
Corinthians: They are instructive for the church, but Paul often treats them allegorically (so patristic and medieval exegesis). |