01617nam a2200277 a 450000500170000000800200001702000150003704100080005208200120006008200130007210000240008510000110010924500360012024500590015624500230021526000100023826000330024826000090028130000110029030000280030130000100032952008510033965000240119065000440121485600810125820260119071426.02024-07-11 15:38:38  a1570035539  aeng  a226.906  bT137-C48  aTalbert, Charles H.  eAuthor  aReading The Sermon On The Mount  bCharacter Formation And Decision Making In Matthew 5-7  cCharles H. Talbert  aU.S.A  bUniversity of South Carolina  c2004  a181tr.  bHardcover, Illustration  c24 cm  aIn Reading the Sermon on the Mount, Charles H. Talbert explores the religious message put forth in the first large teaching section of the Gospel according to Matthew and finds it to have a relevance often overlooked in academic studies. Seeking to hear and understand the text of Matthew 5-7 as someone living in the Mediterranean about 100 C.E. would have encountered it, Talbert argues for a broader interpretation of the Sermon than scholars typically advance. He suggests that the Sermon cannot be reduced to a discussion of ethics but includes considerations of piety. He contends that it is a text about covenant fidelity to God and to other humans, in which Jesus seeks to affect perceptions, dispositions, and intentions. The text thus functions primarily as a catalyst for character formation rather than as a compendium of obligations.  aSermon on the mount  aBible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14968/61bekogoatl-sy466.jpgyCover Image