Taking Jesus at his word : what Jesus really said in the Sermon on the mount /
Hart, Addison Hodges, 1956-
Taking Jesus at his word : what Jesus really said in the Sermon on the mount / - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., ©2012. - x, 166 pages. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Coming back to the Sermon on the mount -- Setting the context of the sermon -- What Jesus' beatitudes mean for our discipleship -- The kingdom of God and the law of Moses : what is meant by 'righteousness'? -- What Jesus says about lust, anger, and inconstancy -- What Jesus says about word-breaking, retaliation, and hatred -- Our secret lives of righteousness -- The practice of almsgiving -- The practice of prayer -- The practice of fasting -- Riches, righteousness, and anxiety -- 'Judge not!' -- Dogs and holy things and pigs and pearls -- Prayer and the Golden Rule -- The parting of the ways -- The sermon that has no end -- Questions for discussion and reflection -- Appendix 1. Talking sense about the words of Jesus -- Appendix 2. The role of judgment in Matthew's Gospel.
9780802866912 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802866913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2012005587
Sermon on the mount--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BT380.3 / .H37 2012 BT380.3 / .H37 2012
226.906 H325T
Taking Jesus at his word : what Jesus really said in the Sermon on the mount / - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., ©2012. - x, 166 pages. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Coming back to the Sermon on the mount -- Setting the context of the sermon -- What Jesus' beatitudes mean for our discipleship -- The kingdom of God and the law of Moses : what is meant by 'righteousness'? -- What Jesus says about lust, anger, and inconstancy -- What Jesus says about word-breaking, retaliation, and hatred -- Our secret lives of righteousness -- The practice of almsgiving -- The practice of prayer -- The practice of fasting -- Riches, righteousness, and anxiety -- 'Judge not!' -- Dogs and holy things and pigs and pearls -- Prayer and the Golden Rule -- The parting of the ways -- The sermon that has no end -- Questions for discussion and reflection -- Appendix 1. Talking sense about the words of Jesus -- Appendix 2. The role of judgment in Matthew's Gospel.
9780802866912 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802866913 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2012005587
Sermon on the mount--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BT380.3 / .H37 2012 BT380.3 / .H37 2012
226.906 H325T