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Does the NT vocabulary systematically distinguish moral law from ceremonial and/or civil law? Map vocabulary to identifiable law content.

Primary Greek Law Terms (The Five Core Terms)

1. entole (G1785) -- "commandment, injunction, order"

Original: entole (feminine noun) Transliteration: entole Definition: From G1781 (entellomai); injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription BLB Count: 71 occurrences (KJV distribution: 43 in TR database; 71 per BLB) Part of Speech: feminine noun (n-f)

KJV Translations

Translation Count Percentage
commandment 23 53.5%
commandments 12 27.9%
precept 2 4.7%
a commandment 2 4.7%
of the commandments 1 2.3%
the commandments 1 2.3%
of commandments 1 2.3%
of the commandment 1 2.3%

Complete Occurrence List (from lexicon)

Matthew: 4:19; 15:3; 15:6; 19:17; 22:36; 22:38; 22:40 Mark: 7:8; 10:5; 10:19; 12:28 Luke: 1:6; 15:29; 18:20; 23:56 John: 10:18; 11:57; 12:49; 12:50; 13:34; 14:15; 14:21; 14:31; 15:10; 15:10; 15:12 Acts: 17:15 Romans: 7:8; 7:9; 7:10; 7:11; 7:12; 7:13; 13:9 1 Corinthians: 7:19; 14:37 Ephesians: 2:15; 6:2 Colossians: 4:10 1 Timothy: 6:14 Titus: 1:14 Hebrews: 7:5; 7:16; 7:18; 9:19 2 Peter: 2:21; 3:2 1 John: 2:3; 2:7; 3:22; 3:23; 3:23; 3:23; 3:24; 4:21; 4:21; 5:2; 5:3 2 John: 1:4; 1:5; 1:6 Revelation: 12:17; 14:12; 22:14

Content-Identification Summary Table

Passage Identifiable Content Category Affirm/Abolish Qualifier?
Mat 5:19 Moral commands (context: murder, adultery, oaths) Moral Affirmed None
Mat 15:3,6 5th commandment (Honour father/mother) Moral Affirmed "of God"
Mat 19:17-19 Commands 6,7,8,9,5 + love Moral Affirmed None
Mat 22:36-40 Love God, love neighbor (Decalogue summary) Moral Affirmed None
Mar 7:8-9 5th commandment Moral Affirmed "of God"
Mar 10:5 Divorce concession for hardness of heart Civil/concession Neutral None
Mar 10:19 Commands 7,6,8,9,5 Moral Affirmed None
Mar 12:28-31 Love God, love neighbor Moral Affirmed None
Luk 1:6 OT commandments generally (with dikaioma) General Neutral None
Luk 15:29 Father's instructions (parable) Moral (metaphor) Neutral None
Luk 18:20 Commands 7,6,8,9,5 Moral Affirmed None
Luk 23:56 4th commandment (Sabbath) Moral Affirmed None
Jhn 10:18 Father's instruction to Jesus (death/resurrection) Divine mission Neutral "of my Father"
Jhn 11:57 Pharisees' decree to report Jesus Human decree Neutral None
Jhn 12:49-50 Father's instruction on teaching Divine mission Neutral None
Jhn 13:34 "Love one another" Moral Affirmed "new"
Jhn 14:15,21 Jesus' commandments (love context) Moral Affirmed "my"
Jhn 14:31 Father's commandment to Jesus Divine mission Neutral None
Jhn 15:10 Jesus' / Father's commandments Moral Affirmed "my"/"Father's"
Jhn 15:12 "Love one another" Moral Affirmed "my"
Acts 17:15 Travel instruction to Silas/Timothy Apostolic Neutral None
Rom 7:8-13 10th commandment ("Thou shalt not covet") Moral Affirmed None
Rom 13:9 Commands 7,6,8,9,10 + love Moral Affirmed None
1 Cor 7:19 God's commandments (distinguished FROM circumcision) Moral Affirmed "of God"
1 Cor 14:37 Paul's apostolic instructions Apostolic Affirmed "of the Lord"
Eph 2:15 Law of commandments IN ORDINANCES Ceremonial ABOLISHED "en dogmasin"
Eph 6:2 5th commandment (Honour father/mother) Moral Affirmed None
Col 4:10 Instructions about receiving Mark Apostolic Neutral None
1 Tim 6:14 Paul's charge to Timothy Apostolic Affirmed None
Tit 1:14 "Commandments of men" Human regulation Negative "of men"
Heb 7:5 Levitical tithe law Ceremonial Neutral None (but Levitical context)
Heb 7:16 Levitical succession law Ceremonial Abolished "sarkines" (carnal)
Heb 7:18 Same Levitical succession law Ceremonial Abolished (references v.16 qualifier)
Heb 9:19 "Every precept" spoken by Moses General (all) Neutral "every" (pasan)
2 Pet 2:21 "The holy commandment" Moral Affirmed "holy"
2 Pet 3:2 Apostolic commandment Apostolic Affirmed "of us the apostles"
1 Jhn 2:3-4 God's commandments Moral Affirmed "his"
1 Jhn 2:7-8 Old/new commandment (love) Moral Affirmed "old"/"new"
1 Jhn 3:22-24 Faith + love one another Moral Affirmed "his"
1 Jhn 4:21 Love brother = love God Moral Affirmed "from him"
1 Jhn 5:2-3 God's commandments (not grievous) Moral Affirmed "his"
2 Jhn 1:4-6 Love one another (from beginning) Moral Affirmed "from the Father"
Rev 12:17 Commandments of God Moral Affirmed "of God"
Rev 14:12 Commandments of God + faith of Jesus Moral Affirmed "of God"
Rev 22:14 His commandments Moral Affirmed "his"

KEY FINDING: Entole WITHOUT qualifier

  • When entole is used WITHOUT a qualifying term (sarkines, en dogmasin, "of men"), the identifiable content is ALWAYS moral/Decalogue or divine instruction
  • The ONLY occurrences where entole refers to ceremonial/abolished content have an explicit qualifier:
  • Eph 2:15: qualified by "en dogmasin" (in ordinances)
  • Heb 7:16: qualified by "sarkines" (carnal/fleshly)
  • Tit 1:14: qualified by "anthropon" (of men)

LXX Background

  • mitsvah (H4687) maps to entole (G1785) 153x in LXX (highest mapping)
  • torah (H8451) also maps to entole 23x in LXX
  • choq (H2706) maps to entole 22x in LXX
  • chuqqah (H2708) maps to entole 23x in LXX

2. dogma (G1378) -- "decree, ordinance"

Original: dogma (neuter noun) Transliteration: dogma Definition: From the base of G1380 (dokeo); a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical) BLB Count: 5 occurrences Part of Speech: neuter noun

KJV Translations

Translation Count
decrees 2 (Acts 16:4; 17:7)
a decree 1 (Luke 2:1)
ordinances 1 (Eph 2:15)
of ordinances 1 (Col 2:14)

Complete Content-Identification Table

# Passage Greek Form Identifiable Content Category Affirm/Abolish
1 Luk 2:1 dogma Census decree from Caesar Augustus Civil Neutral
2 Acts 16:4 dogmata Jerusalem Council decisions (15:28-29) Ecclesiastical Neutral
3 Acts 17:7 dogmata Decrees of Caesar (Roman law) Civil Neutral
4 Eph 2:15 dogmasin What created Jew-Gentile barrier Ceremonial ABOLISHED
5 Col 2:14 dogmasin Handwriting of ordinances; shadow regulations Ceremonial ABOLISHED

KEY FINDING

  • Dogma is NEVER used for God's moral commandments (the Decalogue)
  • Its uses divide cleanly: civil decrees (2x), ecclesiastical decisions (1x), abolished ceremonial regulations (2x)
  • In the two "abolished" passages, dogma identifies the ceremonial regulations that ceased at the cross

dogmatizo (G1379) -- "to subject to ordinances"

Original: dogmatizo (verb) Transliteration: dogmatizo Definition: From G1378 (dogma); to prescribe by statute, i.e. (reflexively) to submit to ceremonial rules BLB Count: 1 occurrence Part of Speech: verb

Passage Greek Form Content Category Affirm/Abolish
Col 2:20 dogmatizesthe "Touch not; taste not; handle not" (dietary/purity) Ceremonial ABOLISHED

3. dikaioma (G1345) -- "ordinance, righteous requirement, righteous act"

Original: dikaioma (neuter noun) Transliteration: dikaioma Definition: From G1344 (dikaioo); an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision BLB Count: 10 occurrences Part of Speech: neuter noun

KJV Translations

Translation Count
ordinances 3 (Luk 1:6; Heb 9:1; Heb 9:10)
righteousness 3 (Rom 2:26; Rom 8:4; Rev 19:8)
judgment 1 (Rom 1:32)
justification 1 (Rom 5:16)
the righteousness 1 (Rom 5:18)
judgments 1 (Rev 15:4)

Complete Content-Identification Table

# Passage Greek Form Number Article Content Category Affirm/Abolish
1 Luk 1:6 dikaiOmasin Plural With article OT ordinances (with entole as separate category) General Neutral
2 Rom 1:32 to dikaiOma Singular Articular God's decree re: moral vice list Moral Affirmed
3 Rom 2:26 ta dikaiOmata Plural Articular The law's righteous requirements Moral Affirmed
4 Rom 5:16 dikaiOma Singular Anarthrous Forensic justification Not law-referent Neutral
5 Rom 5:18 dikaiOmatos Singular Anarthrous Christ's righteous act Not law-referent Neutral
6 Rom 8:4 to dikaiOma Singular Articular THE righteous requirement of THE law Moral Affirmed
7 Heb 9:1 dikaiOmata Plural Anarthrous Ordinances of divine service Ceremonial Neutral
8 Heb 9:10 dikaiOmata Plural Anarthrous Carnal ordinances (meats, drinks, washings) Ceremonial Abolished
9 Rev 15:4 ta dikaiOmata Plural Articular God's righteous judgments Not law-referent Neutral
10 Rev 19:8 ta dikaiOmata Plural Articular Righteous deeds of saints Not law-referent Neutral

KEY FINDINGS

In law-referent contexts: - Singular articular (to dikaiOma): Rom 8:4 = moral standard (THE requirement of THE law) - Plural with modifier: Heb 9:1 (dikaiOmata latreias = "ordinances of service"), Heb 9:10 (dikaiOmata sarkos = "carnal ordinances") = ceremonial - The singular/plural pattern holds within law-referent passages

In non-law-referent contexts: - The pattern breaks down: Rev 15:4 and 19:8 use plural for righteous acts (not ceremonial) - Rom 5:16,18 use singular for justification/righteous act (not moral law) - Therefore: The pattern is CONTEXTUAL to law-referent passages, not absolute

4. cheirographon (G5498) -- "handwriting, certificate of debt"

Original: cheirographon (neuter noun) Transliteration: cheirographon Definition: From cheir (G5495, hand) + grapho (G1125, write); something hand-written BLB Count: 1 occurrence (hapax legomenon) Part of Speech: neuter noun

The Single Occurrence

Passage Greek Content Clues Category
Col 2:14 to cheirographon tois dogmasin Paired with dogma; context: meat/drink/holyday/new moon/sabbath = "shadow"; touch not/taste not = "commandments of men" Ceremonial

Etymology and Contrast

  • cheir (hand) + grapho (write) = "hand-written document"
  • Decalogue: "written with the finger of God" (Exo 31:18; Deu 9:10)
  • Book of the law: Moses "writing the words of this law in a book" (Deu 31:24) -- placed "in the side of the ark" as "a witness against thee" (Deu 31:26)
  • cheirographon is "against us" (kath' hemon) and "contrary to us" (hupenantion hemin) -- matching Deu 31:26 "witness against thee"

Identification Evidence

  1. Hand-written (cheiro-graphon) vs. God-written (finger of God)
  2. Paired with tois dogmasin (the ordinances)
  3. Context specifies ceremonial content (meat, drink, holyday, new moon, sabbath days = "shadow")
  4. Continuation identifies content as dietary/purity ("Touch not; taste not; handle not")
  5. Described as "commandments and doctrines of men" (entalma kai didaskalia ton anthropon)

5. nomos (G3551) -- "law, custom, principle"

Original: nomos (masculine noun) Transliteration: nomos Definition: From nemo (to parcel out); anything established, law, custom, command, ordinance BLB Count: 197 occurrences (169 in TR database) Part of Speech: masculine noun (n-m)

KJV Translations

Translation Count Percentage
law 95 56.2%
the law 49 29.0%
of the law 14 8.3%
a law 2 1.2%
to the law 2 1.2%
laws 2 1.2%
others 5 ~3%

Article Pattern Analysis (Selected Content-Identifiable Passages)

Passage Article? Content Identified Category Affirm/Abolish
Rom 7:7 YES (ho nomos) 10th commandment quoted Moral Affirmed
Rom 7:12 YES (ho nomos) Same as 7:7 (holy, just, good) Moral Affirmed
Rom 7:14 YES (ho nomos) Same law (spiritual) Moral Affirmed
Rom 8:4 YES (tou nomou) Righteous requirement Moral Affirmed
Rom 8:7 YES (to nomo tou Theou) God's law; carnal mind cannot submit Moral Affirmed
Rom 13:8-10 Mixed Decalogue commands listed Moral Affirmed
Rom 3:27 NO (nomou) "Law of works" / "law of faith" Principle Neutral
Rom 3:31 Mixed Law established by faith Moral Affirmed
Rom 4:15 Mixed First articular, then anarthrous Mixed Neutral
Rom 7:21-25 Mixed Multiple "laws" as principles Principle Neutral
Rom 8:2 YES (both) "Law of Spirit" vs "law of sin/death" Principle Neutral
Gal 2:16 NO (nomou) "Works of law" General Neutral
Gal 2:19 NO (both) "Through law dead to law" General Neutral
Gal 3:17-19 YES (ho nomos) "The law" added till seed should come Mosaic system Temporal
Gal 3:21 NO (nomos) "If a law" (hypothetical) Hypothetical Neutral
Gal 3:24-25 YES (ho nomos) Schoolmaster to Christ Mosaic system Temporal
Gal 5:14 YES (ho pas nomos) "Love thy neighbour" Moral Affirmed
Gal 6:2 YES (ton nomon) "Law of Christ" Moral Affirmed
Heb 7:11-19 YES (ton nomon) Levitical priesthood law Ceremonial Changed
Heb 8:10 NO (nomous) "My laws" on hearts Moral Affirmed
Heb 10:1 YES (ho nomos) "Shadow of good things" (sacrifices) Ceremonial Temporal
Heb 10:16 NO (nomous) "My laws" on hearts Moral Affirmed
Jas 1:25 YES "Perfect law of liberty" Moral Affirmed
Jas 2:8-12 YES "Royal law"; Decalogue commands Moral Affirmed
1 Jhn 3:4 (anomia) Sin = transgression of the law Moral Affirmed

KEY FINDING on Article Pattern

  • The article (ho nomos) does NOT cleanly divide moral from ceremonial
  • Articular nomos CAN refer to: (a) the moral law specifically (Rom 7:7); (b) the entire Mosaic system (Gal 3:19); (c) the Levitical system (Heb 7:11-12)
  • Anarthrous nomos CAN refer to: (a) law-as-principle (Rom 3:27); (b) God's moral laws on hearts (Heb 8:10)
  • TENDENCY: Articular tends toward specific known referent; anarthrous tends toward qualitative/generic. But the pattern is a tendency, NOT an absolute rule

LXX Background

  • torah (H8451) maps to nomos (G3551) 188x in LXX (overwhelmingly dominant mapping)

6. katargeo (G2673) -- "to render idle, abolish, make void"

Definition: From kata + argeo; to be (render) entirely idle (useless) BLB Count: 27 occurrences; 32 in TR database Usage in law passages: - Eph 2:15: katargesas = "having abolished" (the law of commandments in ordinances) - Rom 3:31: katargoumen = "Do we make void" (the law through faith) -- DENIED by Paul - 2 Cor 3:7,11,13: katargoumenen = "done away" -- modifies THE GLORY / THE MINISTRY, not the law itself - Gal 5:4: katergethete = "Christ is become of no effect" (in context of law-justification)

7. proseloo (G4338) -- "to nail to"

Definition: From pros + helos (nail); to peg to, spike fast BLB Count: 1 occurrence (hapax) Usage: Col 2:14 only -- "nailing it to his cross" (the cheirographon)

8. skia (G4639) -- "shadow"

Definition: Shade or shadow (literal or figurative) BLB Count: 7 occurrences Law-relevant uses: - Col 2:17: "Which are a shadow of things to come" (meat, drink, holyday, new moon, sabbath) - Heb 8:5: "Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things" - Heb 10:1: "For the law having a shadow of good things to come"

9. entalma (G1778) -- "injunction, religious precept"

Definition: From G1781; an injunction, i.e. religious precept BLB Count: 3 occurrences Usage: All three contexts = HUMAN religious regulations: - Mat 15:9: "teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men" - Mar 7:7: "teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men" - Col 2:22: "after the commandments and doctrines of men" Note: entalma (not entole) is the word used for "commandments of men" in these passages

10. anomia (G458) -- "lawlessness, transgression of law"

Definition: From a-nomos; illegality, violation of law BLB Count: 15 occurrences Key verse: 1 John 3:4: "sin is the transgression of the law" (he hamartia estin he anomia) Note: Implies a continuing moral standard whose violation constitutes sin

11. anomos (G459) -- "lawless, without law"

Definition: From a-nomos; lawless BLB Count: 10 occurrences Key verse: 1 Cor 9:21: "being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ" (ennomos Christou)

12. teresis (G5084) -- "a watching, observance"

Definition: From tereo; a watching, observance (or prison) BLB Count: 3 occurrences Key verse: 1 Cor 7:19: "but the keeping (teresis) of the commandments (entolon) of God"

13. sarkinos (G4560) -- "fleshly, carnal"

Definition: From sarx; similar to flesh, i.e. soft BLB Count: 1 in TR database (4 per BLB) Key verse: Heb 7:16: entoles sarkines = "carnal commandment" -- QUALIFIER that marks entole as ceremonial

14. dikaiosyne (G1343) -- "righteousness"

Definition: From dikaios; equity (of character or act) BLB Count: 92 occurrences Relation to dikaioma: dikaiosyne (quality of righteousness) vs. dikaioma (specific righteous act/requirement)

15. nomothesia (G3548) -- "legislation, giving of the law"

Definition: From nomotheteo; legislation BLB Count: 1 occurrence (Rom 9:4 only) Usage: "the giving of the law" -- part of Israel's privileges

16. ennomos (G1772) -- "within law, lawful"

Definition: From en + nomos; legal, subject to law BLB Count: 2 occurrences Key verse: 1 Cor 9:21: ennomos Christou = "under the law to Christ" -- Paul IS under law to Christ

17. paranomeo (G3891) -- "to transgress the law"

Definition: From para + nomos; to be opposed to law BLB Count: 1 occurrence (Acts 23:3)

Hebrew Background Terms (LXX Connections)

H8451 torah -> G3551 nomos

  • LXX mapping: 188x (overwhelmingly dominant)
  • torah means "instruction, direction, law" -- broader than just legal code
  • nomos in LXX carries this broader semantic range

H4687 mitsvah -> G1785 entole

  • LXX mapping: 153x (highest mapping for mitsvah)
  • mitsvah means "commandment" -- specific directive
  • Also maps to G1345 dikaioma (27x) and G3551 nomos (18x)

H2706 choq -> G1345 dikaioma

  • LXX mapping: 52x (highest mapping for choq)
  • choq means "statute, decree, enactment"
  • Also maps to G3545 nomimos (18x) and G1785 entole (22x)

H2708 chuqqah -> G1345 dikaioma

  • LXX mapping: 35x
  • chuqqah means "statute, ordinance" (feminine form of choq)
  • Also maps to G3545 nomimos (32x) and G1785 entole (23x)
  • KEY: dikaioma is the LXX catch-all for multiple Hebrew law terms (law-06 finding)

Greek Parsing for Key Verses

Ephesians 2:15

ton nomon ton entolon en dogmasin katargesas
THE-law   THE-commandments IN ordinances having-abolished
- ton nomon (Acc Sg M, articular): THE law - ton entolon (Gen Pl F, articular): of THE commandments - en dogmasin (Dat Pl N): in ordinances/decrees - katargesas (Aor Act Ptcp, Nom Sg M): having abolished/rendered idle - Structure: Progressively narrowing: the law > of the commandments > in/by ordinances

Colossians 2:14

exaleipsas to kath' hemon cheirographon tois dogmasin
having-blotted-out THE against us handwriting by-the ordinances
- exaleipsas (Aor Act Ptcp): having blotted out/erased - to cheirographon (Acc Sg N, articular): THE handwriting/certificate - tois dogmasin (Dat Pl N, articular): by/in THE ordinances - proselosoas auto to stauro (nailing it to the cross)

Romans 8:4

hina to dikaioma tou nomou plerothe en hemin
so-that THE righteous-requirement of-THE law might-be-fulfilled in us
- to dikaiOma (Nom Sg N, articular): THE righteous requirement (singular) - tou nomou (Gen Sg M, articular): of THE law - plerothe (Aor Pass Subj): might be fulfilled - Note: Both dikaioma and nomos are singular and articular -- pointing to a specific, definite moral standard

Hebrews 9:1

eiche men oun kai he prote dikaiomata latreias
had indeed therefore also the first [covenant] ordinances of-service
- dikaiomata (Acc Pl N, anarthrous): ordinances (plural, no article) - latreias (Gen Sg F): of service/worship - Note: Plural + genitive modifier "of service" = ceremonial ordinances

Hebrews 9:10

dikaiomata sarkos mechri kairou diorthoseos epikeimena
ordinances of-flesh until [the] time of-reformation imposed
- dikaiomata (Nom Pl N, anarthrous): ordinances (plural, no article) - sarkos (Gen Sg F): of flesh/carnal - epikeimena (Pres M/P Ptcp): being imposed/laid upon - Note: Plural + "of flesh" + temporal limit ("until the time of reformation") = ceremonial, temporary

Luke 1:6

poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiOmasin tou Kyriou amemptoi
walking in all the commandments and ordinances of-the Lord blameless
- tais entolais (Dat Pl F, articular): THE commandments - kai dikaiOmasin (Dat Pl N, anarthrous after kai): and ordinances - Note: entole and dikaioma listed as TWO DISTINCT categories; both "of the Lord"

Romans 7:12

hoste ho men nomos hagios kai he entole hagia kai dikaia kai agathe
so-that the law [is] holy and the commandment holy and just and good
- ho nomos (Nom Sg M, articular): THE law - he entole (Nom Sg F, articular): THE commandment - Note: Both articular; the commandment (10th, from v.7) described as "holy, just, and good"

Hebrews 7:16

hos ou kata nomon entoles sarkines gegonen
who not according-to [a] law of-commandment of-flesh has-become
- nomon (Acc Sg M, anarthrous): a law - entoles (Gen Sg F): of commandment - sarkines (Gen Sg F): of flesh/carnal -- QUALIFIER - Note: entole WITH qualifier sarkines = fleshly/carnal commandment (Levitical succession)

Galatians 3:19

Ti oun ho nomos; ton parabaseon charin prosetethe
What then the law? of-the transgressions on-account-of was-added
achris an elthe to sperma ho epengelstai
until [particle] should-come the seed to-whom it-has-been-promised
- ho nomos (Nom Sg M, articular): THE law - prosetethe (Aor Pass Ind): was added - Note: Articular nomos for what was "added" and temporal -- this challenges a rigid article = moral only rule

2 Corinthians 3:7

ei de he diakonia tou thanatou en grammasin entetypomene lithois egenethe en doxe
if the ministry of-death in letters having-been-engraved on-stones came-about in glory
...ten katargoumenen
...the [glory] being-done-away
- he diakonia (Nom Sg F): THE ministry (not "the law") - tou thanatou (Gen Sg M): of death - ten katargoumenen (Acc Sg F): the [glory] being done away -- katargeo modifies doxa (glory), not nomos - Critical: The law itself is NOT the grammatical subject of katargeo. The MINISTRY and its GLORY are what transition.

1 Corinthians 7:19

he peritome ouden estin kai he akrobystia ouden estin alla teresis entolon Theou
the circumcision nothing is and the uncircumcision nothing is but keeping of-commandments of-God
- teresis (Nom Sg F): keeping/observance - entolon (Gen Pl F, anarthrous): of commandments - Theou (Gen Sg M): of God - Note: Circumcision (ceremonial) explicitly CONTRASTED with entole (God's commandments)

Vocabulary Pattern: Affirming vs. Abolishing Passages

AFFIRMING/CONTINUING passages use:

Term Passages
nomos (articular) Rom 3:31; 7:12,14; 8:7; Jas 1:25; 2:8-12
entole (unqualified) Rom 7:12; 13:9; 1 Cor 7:19; Eph 6:2; Rev 12:17; 14:12; 22:14; all of 1 John
dikaioma (singular articular) Rom 8:4
anomia 1 Jhn 3:4 (sin = law-breaking)
nomos (anarthrous "my laws") Heb 8:10; 10:16 (on hearts)

ABOLISHING/CESSATION passages use:

Term Passages
dogma / dogmasin Eph 2:15; Col 2:14
dogmatizo Col 2:20
cheirographon Col 2:14
dikaioma (plural + modifier) Heb 9:1 (latreias); 9:10 (sarkos)
skia (shadow) Col 2:17; Heb 8:5; 10:1
entole + qualifier Eph 2:15 (en dogmasin); Heb 7:16 (sarkines)
entalma (not entole) Mat 15:9; Mar 7:7; Col 2:22 ("commandments of men")
katargeo Eph 2:15 (subject = the enmity/barrier, via dogma-qualified entole)

KEY OBSERVATION

The affirming and abolishing passages use largely DIFFERENT vocabulary: - Affirming uses: entole (unqualified), nomos, dikaioma (singular articular) - Abolishing uses: dogma, cheirographon, dikaioma (plural + modifier), skia, entole ONLY with qualifier - The vocabulary partition is remarkably consistent