1. According to Maritain, what is the essence of Paul’s mission?  How does this notion relate to the themes of the Genesis creation narratives that we have been discussing in class?  (In other words, in Paul’s writings, we find the realization of a theme that is already present, I would suggest, in the theology of the first creation narrative – a theology that implies something very powerful about Yahweh, the God of Israel, and about His Law.)

2. According to Maritain, this is the first of three great “intuitions” that enflamed the mind of St. Paul.  What are the other two?

3. Maritain is a faithful student of Thomas Aquinas.  How does he describe the New Law?

4. According to Maritain, has “the Law” (and by this he means the Old Law) been done away with?

5.  In his article, Maritain talks about the moral precepts of the Old Law.  On this subject, as before, he is a faithful student of Thomas Aquinas.  Does Maritain believe that the human person, by fulfilling the moral precepts, can constitute himself into a state of justice?

6. Of what value are “works,” according to Maritain’s interpretation of St. Paul.  (You should be aware, however, that this has been a highly controverted subject over the years between Protestants and Catholics.)

7. According to Maritain’s interpretation of St. Paul, what is the relationship between freedom and the law.  Are Christians under the Law?  How are Christians to understand their relationship to the Law?