The Weakness of the Law aims to demonstrate that the five New Testament references to the weakness of the Law, read in their respective contexts, support those who advocate the "third use of the Law" in the debate with "doctrinal antinomianism."

The study falls into two parts: Part One sets the scene by means of a series of illustrations of the debate, in approximate chronological order, in which representatives of each of the two broad positions are set side by side. In Part Two the four books in which the five key texts appear are studied in their entirety as they relate to the subject of the Law.

Author - Jonathan F. Bayes
Foreword - James M. M. Francis

"The scholarly integration of historical theology and contemporary biblical exegesis in Bayes's thorough study makes it a useful and informative resource for scholars, preachers, and teachers. Its carefully researched arguments in favour of the third use of
the law will provoke wide-ranging and stimulating debate."
—William S. Campbell, University of Wales

"Paul's famous question, 'Why, then, the law?' has haunted the Christian church. Today questions about the nature of the law of Moses, its relationship to the gospel, and its function (if any) in the Christian life remain dominant issues for contemporary New Testament scholarship as well as for practical Christian living.This careful study by Dr. Jonathan Bayes makes a welcome contribution to an important debate, and provides an intelligent and wise corrective to some less careful thought on the role of God's law."
—Sinclair B. Ferguson, Westminster Theological Seminary, Dallas

"Meticulous exegesis within the context of the transition of the Old Covenant to the New is the only way we will be certain of what is meant by the word law and in particular the role of the moral law in the life of the Christian believer. Many will be grateful to Jonathan Bayes for fulfilling admirably this task and enhancing it by setting his subject within the parameters of writers past and present who have grappled with this problem."
—Erroll Hulse, Associate Pastor, Leeds Reformed Baptist Church

The Weakness of the Law by Jonathan F. Bayes
The Genre, Composition, and Hermeneutics of the Epistle of James by Luke Leuk Cheung
Paul's Understanding of the Church's Mission by Robert L. Plummer
The Voice of Jesus by Stephen I. Wright
Eve: Accused or Acquitted? by Joseph Abraham
Spirit and Kingdom in the Writings of Luke and Paul by Youngmo Cho
Old Testament Story and Christian Ethics by Robin Parry
Jesus as the Fulfillment of the Temple in the Gospel of John by Paul M. Hoskins
God, Pharaoh, and Moses by William A. Ford
Paul and Conflict Resolution by Robinson Butarbutar
Surrendering Retribution in the Psalms by David G. Firth
Saint Paul as Spiritual Director by Victor A. Copan
Word-Order Variation in Biblical Hebrew Poetry by Nicholas P. Lunn
The Triumph of Grace in Deuteronomy by Paul A. Barker
Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel by Scott J. Hafemann
Joseph, Wise and Otherwise by Lindsay Wilson
On the Road Encounters in Luke–Acts by Octavian D. Baban
Lukan Theology in the Light of the Gospel's Literary Structure by Douglas S. McComiskey
Secular and Christian Leadership in Corinth by Andrew D. Clarke
'Hell': A Hard Look at a Hard Question by David J. Powys
"But God Raised Him from the Dead" by Kevin L. Anderson
The Significance of Salvation by George M. Wieland
The Comical Doctrine by Rosalind Selby
Between Horror and Hope by Sorin Sabou
The Three Gospels by Martin Mosse
When Will These Things Happen? by Alistair I. Wilson