For a long time, Paul's letters in the New Testament were interpreted as meaning that the title 'Christ' no longer had any real meaning. Many scholars believed that Paul used 'Jesus Christ' as a kind of proper name - without referring to the Jewish hope for a Messiah. The messianic legacy was simply no longer considered relevant. Over the past 20 years, however, a new perspective has emerged. This sees Paul not as someone who has abandoned his Jewish identity, but as a faithful Jew who interprets the life and death of Jesus within the context of his faith. It is an approach that both recognizes earlier anti-Jewish interpretations and seeks to understand Paul in his own religious context. My project builds on this newer perspective. I focus on the question: If Jesus was the Jewish Messiah, what does that mean for the Jewish people? I look for the answer in Romans, Paul's most elaborate text. Here he discusses the role of the Jewish people in a way that is not as clear in other letters. I examine what Paul thinks the Messiah has accomplished for the Jewish people and how it affects them.