Paul continues his imaginary discussion with the Jew, now addressing his claims and supposed religious privileges. The tone becomes more polemical, even aggressive. Paul mentions the three core privileges that, like protective walls against other people, made the Jews a chosen, exclusive, blameless people… The first is the privilege of race: “you who are called a Jew” (17); the second is the Law, or “the sum of the knowledge of the truth” (20); the third is the mark of exclusivity: “circumcision” (25). He then proceeds to dismantle each of these bastions of self-segregation and privilege. He does so by confronting his imaginary interlocutor with his historical past of transgressions and sins, despite the Law, circumcision, and all the religious-ideological trappings with which they have surrounded themselves. He tells them that they are just as ignorant, just as thieves, just as adulterers, and just as temple looters as the uncircumcised pagans. Moreover, he adds that there are decent and honest pagans who could serve as their judges (27). Let us replace “Jews” with all those who make their religion, the color of their skin, their race or nationality, their money, their social position, their ecclesiastical or civil office, an instrument of privilege, discrimination, or oppression, and we will understand the Apostle’s intention. To all of them, symbolized in his imaginary Jewish interlocutor, he is preaching the Gospel of God’s wrath.