“... Although it is not uncommon to depict an angel involved in the giving of the law at Sinai, celestial beings are explicitly absent from the narratives of Exodus and Deuteronomy. Furthermore, it is not obvious why Paul refers to this tradition and how it relates to the unspecified “mediator [μεσίτης]” (Galatians 3:19–20). The majority of scholars interpret Paul’s mention of angels as a way to demean the law, illustrating the law’s inferiority to the promise, or even distancing God from giving the law altogether. Others have contended that mention of angelic mediation is meant to positively convey the divine authority of the law as in Acts 7:53. The identity of the mediator has been disputed. However, the evidence is overwhelming that the “mediator” of Galatians 3:19–20 refers to Moses. ...”