The popular name given to Jesus's teaching on the ethics of the Kingdom of God recorded in Matt 5-7; and contains some of the "hardest sayings" of Jesus concerning how his followers are to live and behave.
Few passages of Scriptures are as widely known, even among non-Christians (who often understand them to be the defining characteristics of Christians), as the Sermon on the Mount and the Ten Commandments, and few others as little understood. The Sermon on the Mount, however, was "the most widely cited passages of Scriptures in the Ante-Nicene Fathers, played a major part in the way various reform movements of the sixteenth century understood their relationship to secular society, and has continued to play a role in the way Christians understand themselves and their role in contemporary life."
Media Resources:
Sermon on the Mount by Dr Sinclair Ferguson. Ligonier Ministires. This is a series of 12 studies. Video N
Further Readings & Resources:
Robert A. Guelich, "Interpreting the Sermon on the Mount," Interp XLI.2 (Apr 1987): 117-130. This article provides a useful summary of the history of the interpretation of the SM.
Jack D. Kingsbury, "The Place, Sturcture, and Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount," Interp XLI.2 (Apr 1987): 131-143.
Lisa S. Cahill, "The Ethical Implications of the Sermons on the Mount," Interp XLI.2 (Apr 1987): 144-156.
Richard Lischer, "The Sermon on the Mount as Radical Pastoral Care," Interp XLI.2 (Apr 1987):157-169.
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