Sermon on the Mount E16 – In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus shares his sixth and final case study based on the wisdom of the Torah, and it may be the most challenging one yet. The first three case studies foc

Sermon on the Mount E15 In Matthew 5:38-42, Jesus offers wisdom from the Torah about retaliation, justice, and nonviolent resistance to injustice. He references a series of laws in Exodus 21, Leviti

Sermon on the Mount E14 In Matthew 5:33-48, Jesus offers three case studies about how people can work together in spite of conflict. The first case study focuses on the ancient practice of oath keep

Sermon on the Mount E13 In Matthew 5:31-32, Jesus offers a quote from the Torah about when it is lawful to divorce, and then he shares his perspective. But what is the context of these words, and ho

Sermon on the Mount E12 In Matthew 5:27-30, Jesus references the Torahs command to not commit adultery (Exod. 20:14), going on to say that any man who lusts (or goes on looking) at a woman commit

Why do we not find the Sermon on the Mount in the gospels of Mark or John? Why is blessed not a good translation of the word makarios? And if Jesus says that mourning, powerlessness, and poverty are

Sermon on the Mount E10 In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus reveals the divine wisdom of Israels Old Testament laws through six case studies. In the first case study, he expounds on one of the Ten Commandmen

Sermon on the Mount E9 What did Jesus mean when he said he came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets? In Jesus day, the laws from the Torah were over a thousand years old. And the Jewish people unde

Sermon on the Mount E8 Why does Jesus call his followers salt and light? In the Hebrew Bible, salt is a metaphor for Gods long-lasting covenant with Israel, connected to priestly sacrifices, ritual

Sermon on the Mount E7 What will it cost us to live like Jesus in our world? In the third and final triad of the Beatitudes, Jesus declares that the good life belongs to the peacemakers. But making