Christ and the Law in Romans 10:4

The ambiguity of the term in Rom 10:4 has fueled intense debate. Whether they render the term as "termination" or "purpose," interpreters understand this statement about Christ and the Jewish law in salvation-historical terms, with various, sometimes opposing, consequences for the relationship between Christianity and Judaism. Paul's references to life transformation, however, and his identification with the people of Israel in Rom 10:1-4 indicate that the most suitable framework within which to interpret Paul's words is a Jew's personal encounter with Christ. In a carefully constructed appeal to the Jews, Paul proposes his own experience as a paradigm of the spiritual journey of a Jew toward Christ, a journey from zeal for the law to faith in Christ. Therefore, the term marks a temporal boundary. not in the history of salvation but in the life of a Jewish follower of Christ, the opening of a new phase in life, where the relationship with God depends on Christ.