Dr. Jonathan Pennington zeroes in on one of the most important texts studied throughout church history: the Sermon on the Mount. He gives a detailed exposition of the biblical text, covers historical interpretations, and provides direction for reading the sermon according to its structure.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
1m
Matthew and the History of Interpretation
Matthew: Highly Structured, Literary, and Intentional Work
2m
Matthew: Narrative-Discourse Outline
8m
Matthew: The Sermon and Other Major Discourses
7m
History of Interpretation: Importance of the Sermon on the Mount
7m
History of Interpretation: Evading the Sermon’s Ethical Implications
4m
Interpretation: Monastic
5m
Interpretation: Anabaptist
5m
Interpretation: Two Kingdoms
8m
Interpretation: Dispensational
5m
Interpretation: Lutheran
4m
Interpretation: Modern Liberal
4m
Interpretation: Fulfillment-Complexity
7m
Taxonomy of Interpretations: Conclusions
4m
Sermon on the Mount: A Virtue-Ethics Reading
Why Is This Important?
5m
Virtue Ethics in the Context of Ethical Theories
9m
Unpacking Virtue Ethics
10m
Virtue Ethics and the Sermon on the Mount: Comparisons
9m
Virtue Ethics and the Sermon on the Mount: Contrasts
8m
Virtue Ethics: Modeling Christian Discipleship
5m
Sermon on the Mount: Exposition
Understanding the Structure of the Sermon on the Mount
8m
Guidelines for Reading the Sermon on the Mount
10m
Literary Context of the Sermon
9m
Introducing the Beatitudes (Matt 5:1–12)
9m
Beatitudes (Matt 5:1–6)
8m
Beatitudes (Matt 5:7–12)
9m
Salt and Light (Matt 5:13–16)
6m
Fulfilling Old Testament Righteousness (Matt 5:17–20)
9m
Unpacking Matthew 5:20, Part 1 (Matt 5:21–48)
8m
Being Righteous by Being Teleios (Matt 5:48)
8m
Unpacking Matthew 5:20, Part 2 (Matt 6:1–21)
9m
The Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:7–15)
10m
Double-Mindedness and Anxiety (Matt 6:19–34)
9m
Judging Others (Matt 7:1–12)
9m
Inside-Outside Issues (Matt 7:13–23)
8m
Conclusion: Build on Solid Rock (Matt 7:24–27)
6m
Summary and Conclusion
A “Cardiographic” Reading
3m
Appendix: Screencasts
Discovering the Genre of Matthew 5–7
5m
Finding Information on Anabaptists in Dictionaries
6m
Using the Pericope Tool to Examine the Literary Structure of Matthew
4m
Adding Notes to Your Bibles
5m
Using Interlinear Bibles and the Bible Sense Lexicon
6m
Comparing English Translations with the Text Comparison Tool
6m
Using Parallel Resources
9m
Using the Bible Word Study Tool to Study the Greek Word for “Love”