The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple (Paperback)

No religious text has influenced the world more than has the New Testament's Sermon on the Mount, and yet this crucial text still begs to be more clearly understood. Why was it written? What unifying theme or purpose holds it all together? Should it be called a sermon? Or is it some other kind of composition? How would its earliest listeners have heard its encoded allusions and systematic program? This book offers new insights into the Sermon on the Mount by seeing it in the shadow of the all-pervasive Temple in Jerusalem, which dominated the religious landscape of the world of Jesus and his earliest disciples. Analyzing Matthew 5-7 in light of biblical and Jewish backgrounds, ritual studies, and oral performances in early Christian worship, this reading coherently integrates every line in the Sermon. It positions the Sermon as the premier Christian mystery.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2009
Authors:	John W Welch
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-26478-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Books > Christianity
LSN:	1-138-26478-4
Barcode:	9781138264786

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