This Revised Edition Of Vaught's Theological Investigation Of The Sermon On The Mount Begins With The Assumption That The Text Cannot Be Understood Apart From A Transformation Of The Human Spirit. The Stages Of This Transformation Are Outlined In The Beatitudes; And Against This Background, The Book Comes To Focus On The Perfection That Jesus Demands From His Followers. Vaught's Study Is A Theological Attempt To Explore Some Of The Ways In Which Perfection Can Be Achieved. The Text Moves From The Beatitudes, Through Simple Illustrations About Salt And Light, To Indications About The Way In Which Jesus Fulfills And Transcends The Religious Tradition From Which He Comes. In The Sermon On The Mount, We Also Find Suggestions About How To Deal With The Practical Problems Of Murder And Anger, Adultery And Divorce, The Problem Of Retaliation, And The Problem Of Responding To Our Enemies.--jacket. Pt. I. Divine Perfection And Christian Maturity. The Context Of The Message ; Entrance Into God's Kingdom ; The Outward Journey ; Persecution And The Real Order ; Two Overarching Metaphors : The Salt Of The Earth And The Light Of The World -- Pt. Ii. The Past And The Future : Five Practical Problems. Jesus As The Fulfillment Of Tradition ; Murder And Anger ; Adultery And Divorce ; The Problem Of False Vows ; The Problem Of Retaliation ; Love Your Enemies -- Pt. Iii. Six Expressions Of Perfection. Being Seen And Being Noticed : Secret Acts Of Charity ; The Inner Room And The Lord's Prayer ; Fasting As A Centered Act ; Two Treasures, Two Ways Of Seeing, Two Masters ; Beyond Anxiety ; Judgment And Condemnation -- Pt. Iv. Final Considerations About God's Kingdom. Access To Transforming Power ; The Golden Rule And The Narrow Gate ; Wolves In Sheep's Clothing ; Two Final Analogies : Houses, Rocks, And Sand. Carl G. Vaught. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [203]-213) And Index.

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Baylor University Press, Waco, Tex, 2001

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Rev. ed, Waco, Tex, cop. 2001

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A theological investigation of the Sermon on the Mount that begins with the assumption that the text cannot be understood apart from a transformation of the human spirit. The stages of this transformation are outlined in the Beautitudes, and, against this background, the book comes to focus on the perfection that Jesus demands from his followers.

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