COURSE DESCRIPTION
The
purpose of this course is to have an oppotunity to study the Sermon on
the Mount (Matthew 5:1-7:28) in its literary, historical and theological
context. The class willpay special attention to the Sermon on the
<ount in the context of the Gospel according to Matthew, its
socio-historical context within the early Jewish Christian and the
theological implications of the Sermon for the Evangelist's community.
In addition, the course will address issues of the social location of
the Matthean community with particular attention to issues of reading
the Sermon on the Mount from the perspectives of the social locations of
contemporary communities.
- Introduction
- Messages to the Disciples
- Old Law (Torah) and the New Law (Gospel)
- Fulfillment of the Law
- New Law of Heaven through Blessings
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