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Sermon on the Mount by Amy-Jill Levine
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Sermon on the Mount (edition 2020)

by Amy-Jill Levine (Author)

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The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus most profound and most memorable teachings. What might these teachings have mean to his disciples, and to the others who first heard them? How do they enhance our reading of the rest of the Gospel of Matthew, and how do they speak across the centuries to listeners today? How, if we pay careful attention to his words, does Jesus provide us a road map to living as God would have us live? In Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine introduces the major topics in the Sermon on the Mount, explains historical and theological contexts, and shows how the words of Jesus echo his Jewish tradition and speak forward to reach hearts and minds today.… (more)
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With self-deprecating humor, a knowledge of both Jewish and Christian explications of the sacred Scriptures and clear prose, Dr. Levine illuminates the Sermon on the Mount in this short book. I am not a beginner in the Sermon on the Mount but I found her insights and her references to the Jewish Bible and tradition clarified and expanded my understanding of Matthew 5 - 7 and, incidentally, the entire Gospel of Matthew. This is the first of Levine's books I have read but it will not be the last. ( )
  nmele | Apr 15, 2022 |
I love her writing, and always find something I hadn’t considered. 3/4/22
  IncarnationSR | Mar 31, 2022 |
A scholarly interpretation, including how the Sermon itself was a scholarly interpretation of Jewish teachings to a Jewish audience. We also watched excerpts of the accompanying video series as part of a discussion group about this book. Amy-Jill Levine is engaging and thought provoking. ( )
  jpsnow | Apr 11, 2021 |
This is a beginner's guide to the kingdom of heaven and an essential guide to Jesus's Sermon on the Mount. It invites us to hear the Jewishness of Jesus's words and how they might speak to us today.
  SABC | Feb 19, 2021 |
Good expansion on traditional Protestant interpretation of the Sermon.
  Elizabeth80 | Dec 12, 2020 |
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The Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 5-7, contains some of Jesus most profound and most memorable teachings. What might these teachings have mean to his disciples, and to the others who first heard them? How do they enhance our reading of the rest of the Gospel of Matthew, and how do they speak across the centuries to listeners today? How, if we pay careful attention to his words, does Jesus provide us a road map to living as God would have us live? In Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven, Dr. Amy-Jill Levine introduces the major topics in the Sermon on the Mount, explains historical and theological contexts, and shows how the words of Jesus echo his Jewish tradition and speak forward to reach hearts and minds today.

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