Olivet University The Sermon on the Mount course outline


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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