Existing Study References¶

romans-10-4-telos (standalone earlier study)¶

Score: 0.604 (direct match)
Concluded telos means "goal/purpose" not "termination"
Decisive evidence: 1 Tim 1:5 uses identical construction (telos + commandment) where meaning is clearly "goal"
Paul explicitly denies faith makes the law void (Rom 3:31)
Law was "schoolmaster unto Christ" (Gal 3:24)
Paul quotes Deut 30:12-14 in Rom 10:6-8 as the LAW ITSELF teaching faith-righteousness
NOTE: Was not part of law-series; lacks evidence classification methodology

Score: 0.543
Telos in Rom 10:4 classified as E-item E061/E405 at Neutral position (semantic range allows either reading)
However, I-B resolution (I105): weight of evidence judged "Strong" against Abolished reading -- 11 Plain statements vs. 3 Ambiguous
I104: telos = "goal/purpose" classified as I-A inference for Continues position
Key finding N080: Paul uses nomos in at least 4 distinct senses in Romans
Key finding N081: When Paul quotes specific law content, it is always Decalogue
Key finding N082: The law's limitation is located in the flesh, not in the law itself
Key finding N084: The stated purpose of God sending His Son is that the dikaioma of the law be fulfilled in believers
E406: Paul quotes Deut 30:12-14 and identifies it as "the righteousness which is of faith" speaking

Score: 0.528
Addresses katargeo (G2673) language in detail
"Done away" in 2Co 3 refers to the glory of the old covenant ADMINISTRATION, not the moral law itself
The "ministration" (diakonia) is what is done away, not the commandments
2Co 3:13 uses telos + katargoumenou: "the end of that which is abolished"

Score: 0.433
Covers Gal 3:24 (schoolmaster/paidagogos) in detail
Paidagogos was a slave supervisor, not a teacher
"No longer under a schoolmaster" = change of status, not change of moral standard
The law's tutelary function was to supervise until maturity in Christ

Covers pleroo (G4137) in Mat 5:17
Pleroo means "to fill full with intended meaning, to magnify the law" (cf. Isa 42:21)
Kataluo (G2647) consistently means demolish/annul; Jesus' double denial excludes abrogation
Permanence statement (Mat 5:18) ties the law's duration to the cosmos
Six antitheses demonstrate magnification/deepening, not replacement

Score: 0.499
Covers "law of righteousness" (nomon dikaiosunes) in Rom 9:31
Israel pursued a "law of righteousness" but failed because they sought it by works, not by faith

law-16: "Paul is discussing Israel's failure to attain righteousness (9:30-10:3). Israel pursued righteousness by works rather than by faith."
law-16: "Telos (G5056) has two primary senses: (1) termination/end and (2) goal/purpose/completion"
law-08: Addressed as potential abolition evidence
law-01: "The word telos can mean 'termination' or 'goal.' Both readings are grammatically possible."

law-16: "The Greek in v.31 is emphatic. Katargoumen (G2673) is answered with me genoito (strongest possible negation)"
law-10: "Paul's emphatic me genoito is reinforced across the NT: Faith establishes law"
law-10: Katargeo in Rom 3:31 vs. Eph 2:15 -- same verb, opposite actions on different referents

law-17: Paidagogos was a slave supervisor, not a teacher
law-29: The law's tutelary function analyzed
law-15: "'after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster' -- Abolished position reads this as moral law termination"

law-16: "telos (G5056) -- end / goal / purpose -- From tello (to set out for a definite point or goal)"
law-16: "The 1 Timothy 1:5 Parallel: identical construction (telos + law/commandment)"
law-01: "G5046: teleios (perfect) -- from telos, 'end, goal, completion'"