A stylised vision of the Sermon on the
Mount.
© R I Kirby / Permitted use
These panels from a stained glass window capture something of the breadth of the message of the Sermon on the Mount, for Jesus’ audience includes a saint, a layman, a nobleman, a woman, and children. The window is at St John’s Church, Langrish, Hampshire, UK.
Introducing the Sermon
The Sermon on the Mount packs the core of Jesus’ ethical teaching into just a few pages of Matthew’s Gospel. His words challenged the world of first century Judaism and, over the past two millennia, they have continued to inspire many to a different style of living. A way of life that embodies the love of God and touches people with it; that knows the peace of God and helps others to find it.
What’s here
Loads to help you climb the mount, sit with Jesus, and to hear the nuances in his sermon:
- A simple introduction;
- A basic commentary, with outline;
- Further background on related topics;
- Detailed notes for advanced students on selected sections;
- A comparison of the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain;
- Summary of parallel passages;
- An annotated bibliography;
- A time line to help put academic comments in context;
- Links to other resources;
- An assessment of the parallels between James and the Sermon on the Mount;
- The Emmaus View, a book examining the divine case-law which lay behind the ministry of Jesus and provided the context for the Sermon on the Mount.
It features:
- Explanation of difficult terms;
- Citation friendly pages;
- Mouse-over lookup of biblical references .
There
is a lot here so why not start with the
Simple
introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
or the more detailed
Commentary on the
Sermon on the
Mount.
