What does, apostle Paul mean: by the statement, “Under the Law?” Most Bible students, would assume, Paul is concerned about being, "Under the Law”. Requiring Obedience to the Covenant Commandments, given to Moses.
Understanding Paul, requires careful examination of the context, of his scriptural revelation.
The Eternal Nature, of Yehwah, Elohie’s, Covenant Laws, existed from the time of Adam. Establishing, the basis, for Justly Judging, mankind's sinful lawlessness. So then, is Paul only referring to transgressions, of the Covenant Commandments? Placing a person, "Under the Law”, by identifying sin? The apostle Paul’s complex thought process, is a precise examination, of Covenant Law. Paul intentionally focuses on, Circumcision, the priestly service of mediation, and the symbolic sacrificial “Works of the Law”. Forming the framework, to define what it means, to be, "Under the Law”.