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Matthew 5:1-12

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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
• Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
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• The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
• The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary & sermons.

 

 

• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities of Spirit:
    • "Purity"
    • "Persecution and Martyrdom" 
    • "Humility" 
    • "The Kingdom of Heaven" 
  • Primary comparative texts of Rabbinic Wisdom from Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus, Rutgers University.
  • Chapter X, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer version only - 4th cent interpolation.)
  • Chapter II, The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians, Polycarp of Smyrna (c 115).
  • VIII, 18, 26-36; Tatian's Diatessaron (c. 150-160).
  • III.XXIII.2, III.XXII.1, IV.IX.2, IV.XX.5, IV.XXXIII.9, V.IX.4, V.XXXII.2, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter XIV, On Baptism,  Tertullian (c. 198)
  • I.1, II.5, II.11, II.18, II.20, IV.6, V.1, VI.14, VII.3, VII.14, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter VIII, Chapter XI, On Patience, Tertullian (c. 202)
  • II.8, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
  • Chapter XLI, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,  Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Concerning Flight in Persecution (paragraph 7, 12) Tertullian (c. 212)
  • Chapter IX, Scorpiace,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • Chapter II, Chapter V, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
  • I.I.9, II.III.7, II.XI.2, First Principles (De Principiis), Origen. (c.225)
  • VI.IV, VII.XXXIII, VII.XLIII, Against Celsus, Origen (c. 246)
  • II, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.247)
  • XIV.7, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
  • X.8, XI.4, XI.13, XII.15, Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247)
  • On the Unity of the Church, Cyprian of Carthage (c. 250)
  • Epistle XXV -- Epistle XLV -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 251)
  • Epistle LI -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 252)
  • Epistle LXII -- Cyprian of Carthage (c. 253)
  • Augustine: "Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount." (Book I, Part I.)
  • Augustine, Sermon III: "Blessed Are the Pure in Heart."
  • Homily XV - Matthew 5:1-2, Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St. Chrysostom (c. 380)
  • Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists, John Calvin, 1558: Matthew 5:1-12/Luke 6:20-26.
  • From the Catena Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "Christ teaches that the greatest joy and happiness is not in the conveniences and pleasures of this life, but is laid up in heaven for those who willingly rest in the good will and pleasure of God, and endeavour to profit all men."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary.
    • "Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian."
  • The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12, Thomas Watson. Full text.
    • "Christ does not begin his Sermon on the Mount as the Law was delivered on the mount, with commands and threatenings, the trumpet sounding, the fire flaming, the earth quaking, and the hearts of the Israelites too for fear; but our Saviour (whose lips 'dropped as the honeycomb') begins with promises and blessings."
  • From Wesley's Notes.
    • "...he here pronounces eight blessings together, annexing them to so many steps in Christianity."
  • The Sermon on the Mount: Sermons by John Wesley.
    • 1 (Matt 5:1-4)
      • "Poverty of spirit then, as it implies the first step we take in running the race which is set before us, is a just sense of our inward and outward sins, and of our guilt and helplessness."
    • 2 (Matt 5:5-7)
      • "They who are truly meek, can clearly discern what is evil; and they can also suffer it."
    • 3 (Matt 5:8-12)
      • "God admits no excuse for retaining anything which is an occasion of impurity."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
    • "Of the two words which our translators render "blessed," the one here used points more to what is inward, and so might be rendered "happy," in a lofty sense; while the other denotes rather what comes to us from without."
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "This wonderful discourse of three chapters is to the New Dispensation what the law given from Sinai was to the Old."
  • The Beatitudes, from Thoughts From the Mount of Blessing, Ellen G. White, 1896.
    • "This kingdom is not, as Christ's hearers had hoped, a temporal and earthly dominion. Christ was opening to men the spiritual kingdom of His love, His grace, His righteousness."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Matthew 5:1-12 (All Saints), Clayton Schmit, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "We may think of the saints chiefly as martyrs, or as those who have died in faith. They are included, but not alone. With them are the saints of today, those of us who live in faith."
  • Commentary, Matthew 5:1-12, Amy Oden, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "Jesus calls us to join a radical kingdom. He gives us a radical vision to match, that the kingdom of heaven infiltrates our present."
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Matthew 5:1-12, David Ewart, 2011.
    • "Those we honour as saints have never been ALL good, ALL the time. But thankfully, those who followed Jesus, at some time, have had some inkling of hearing these words and practicing them. Their lives inspire us to do the same."
  • Sermon on the Mount (Blessings), audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • "The Vision Beautiful," Susan Blain, ucc.org: Sermon Seeds, lectionary citations, weekly theme, lectionary texts, bulletin back page, 2011.
    • "The Beatitudes invite us to play with present and future. God is with us, now, in all of our struggles informing our hope, and God is pointing all of us toward the ultimate 'Vision Beautiful' of the future Kingdom of Heaven where God is all in all."
  • Lectionary Blogging, Epiphany 4, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
    • "Mercy has a wide range of meaning, everything from forgiving sins to healing the sick.  "Active compassion" would be another way to put it."
  • "Imagine That!" David Lose, Working Preacher, 2011.
    • "There is a trap hidden in the Beatitudes that I know I have fallen into countless times, and perhaps you have, too. The trap is a simple as it is subtle: believing that Jesus is setting up the conditions of blessing, rather than actually blessing his hearers."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen, at CrossMarks.
    • "Powell critiques those who would (1) try to fit all the beatitudes into the scheme of either eschatological reversal or eschatological reward and (2) interpret each beatitude on its own terms without any thought to the whole. He suggests that the structure can provide a third alternative. It is clear that the beatitude in 11-12 is different from the other eight by its second person reference, its length, and its imperative mood (v. 12). In addition, there are the "bookends" of "for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" [an alternative translation will be offered below] in vv. 3 & 10, which seem to separate these first 8 beatitudes from the last one."
  • "Get the Picture?" John van de Laar, Sacredise, 2011.
    • "Once again we cannot help but see how Jesus turns everything upside down – or rather, right side up. And if we can find the courage, the faith and the ‘eyes’ to see the world as Jesus does, we are blessed because God’s life,"
  • "Set Apart to Wear Plaid Pants," Mike Baughman, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "Experience tells us that Jesus' sales pitch is a lie."
• Dylan's Lectionary Blog, Epiphany 4, 2005. Biblical Scholar Sarah Dylan Breuer looks at readings for the coming Sunday in the lectionary of the Episcopal Church.
  • "What would it mean if we honored those whom God honors? What would happen if we stopped playing all of our culture's games for status and power and privilege? What would it cost us if we lived more deeply into justice, and mercy, and humility?"
• "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Epiphany 4," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "Love and compassion are the hallmark of the discipleship for which Jesus calls. It defines the content of righteousness, which is not a negative kind of withdrawal from impurity, but a wholehearted commitment to loving and caring applied in every area of life."
• "Fans of Friends?" Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
  • "This blessedness describes a happiness that comes from a right relationship with God, rather than emotional bliss or good fortune as the word is normally used in everyday conversation."
• "Blessed Are the Cheesemakers..." Neil Chappell, aweirdthing, 2011.
  • "As I construct my sermon for this coming weekend, based upon The Beatitudes, I shall be looking for ways for my church to become a better family (…not necessarily just better people). "
• Preaching Matthew 5:1-12, Gail Ricciuti, Lectionary Homiletics sample.
• Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Matthew5:1-12, David Ewart, 2011.
  • "The poor, the hungry, and the sorrowing will never confuse these things as being their salvation. And THAT is the blessing. They KNOW their need of God."
• "It's the Indicatives, Stupid!" Mary Hinkle, Pilgrim Preaching: Keeping Company with biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them.
  • "There is nothing wrong with being meek, or hungering and thirsting for righteousness, but Jesus is not exhorting those things in the beatitudes. These sentences are blessings, spoken in the indicative mood, like Walter Cronkite's closing line: 'That's the way it is.'"
• "Blessing as Freedom," Pilgrim Preaching, Keeping company with biblical texts and the people who hear and preach them, a weblog for preaching, by Mary Hinkle, Luther Seminary.
  • "...the beatitudes begin to paint a picture of what the world looks like when the Lord's Prayer (also part of the Sermon on the Mount) is answered: 'thy kingdom come; thy will be done?'."
• Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Epiphany 4, Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
• "Matthew 5:1-12, The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany,"Let Your Light Shine: The Sermon on the Mount in Epiphany, David L. Tiede, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1984. Matthew in the Margins, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
• "Be Happy," Patricia Harris, The Christian Century, 2005.
  • "So what of us, we who would be disciples of Jesus Christ and serve the kingdom in this time of war and violence, of hunger and homelessness, of increasing poverty and marginalization in the glare of riches and greed, of death in war abroad and in our streets at home?"
• "True Happiness," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed textual notes.
• "The Beatitudes," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
  • "Which best describes your idea of happiness: self-fulfillment, contentment, or a lack of want? Explain your answer."
• Wellspring of the Gospel, Ordinary 4A, Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner, Weekly Wellsprings.
• "The Paradox of Poverty," Ordinary 4a, Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R., from Sundays Into Silence: Reflections on the Sunday Gospels in the Light of Christian Meditation. Claretian Publications.
  • "God knows already what we need even if it is not what we want. God's Spirit is dwelling within us and will tell us what is right if only we can shut up and let God be God."
• "Peculiar Blessings," Jerry Goebel, One Family Outreach. "Focus on scripture from a justice perspective." Exegesis, study, and teen study and activities.
  • "Those who have toiled endlessly for justice only to see scraps; Those who have seen  injustice and oppression and felt it like a blow to the gut; Those who have crossed a desert of desperation seeking fairness for a just cause but tasted only the salt of tears. For all of those; hope has arrived!"
• Matthew 5:1-12, All Saints, Gospel Analysis, Sermons from Seattle, Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington. Detailed background and exegesis.
• "Blessedness," Ginny Doctor, Proclaiming Gospel Justice, The Witness.
  • "My people had slipped into a meekness that almost destroyed a culture. Fortunately, leaders snapped out of that meekness in the late 1960s and began to look at ways to strengthen and hold on to the culture. Now, many nations are looking to that culture to protect Mother Earth."
• "The Finkenwalde Project," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Monasticism Old and New," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2010. (Matthew 5:1-12)
• "Beatitudes in the Desert," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Sermon on the Mount," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2008.
• "Who Are the Meek?" study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Consumerism," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2003.
• "Hearing God's Blessing," Fred B. Craddock. Commentary from The Christian Century, 1990. At Religion Online.
  • "Those who in the face of violence, oppression, abuse and neglect continue to turn the other cheek, go the second mile and share possessions even with accusers are not really victims. They are in a very real and profound sense victors, set free to live by hearing Jesus extend to them the beatitude of God."
• "Blessed Are the Poor in (Holy) Spirit?" Robert H. Smith, Word & World: Theology for Christian Ministry, Volume XVIII, Number 4, Luther Northwestern Theological School, 1998.
  • "...Matthew reveals a Christian movement of deep diversity struggling inwardly for its own soul."
• "Let Your Light Shine: The Sermon on the Mount in Epiphany," David L. Tiede, Word & World, 1984.
• "God Cares about Money (Matt 5:1-2; 6:19-21, 24-33)," John C. Purdy. Chapter 6 of God With a Human Face (1993), republished at Religion Online.
  • "If our trust is expressed as obedience, then we will not worry unduly about food, shelter, and clothing. If we take care of the things God cares about, God will take care of the money. God really does care for money - in the most practical, matter-of-fact sense."
• "The Fatal Failures of Religion: #1 Secularism," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
  • "...the circumstances which bring some men to God?s blessing are identical with those which cause others to curse God."
• "Hungering and Thirsting after Righteousness," Geerhardus Vos, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
  • "The law in the hands of Jesus becomes alive with God's own personality. Majestic and authoritative, he is present in every commandment, so absolute in his demands, so observant of our conduct, so intent upon the outcome, that the thought of giving him less than heart and soul and mind and strength in the product of our moral life ceases to be tolerable to ourselves."
• Articles & Background:
  • "Sermon on the Mount," "Beatitudes," wikipedia.
  • "Sermon on the Mount," multiple articles and resources, Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2008.
  • "Honoring the Dishonored: The Cultural Edge of Jesus' Beatitudes," Jerome H. Neyrey.
    • "This study of "poor" and "poverty" brings to the discussion a cultural and social element. Stated most baldly, "poor" implies not simply scant economic resources, that is, little land or money, but has a decidedly cultural component as well."
  • "Matthew's Nonviolent Jesus and Violent Parables," Barbara E. Reid, O.P., (other resources at) "Parables," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2006.
    • "Jesus' Sermon on the Mount instructs us to not return violence for violence; instead we should be like God, who offers boundless, gratuitous love to all. But in the same Gospel Jesus tells eight parables in which God deals violently with evildoers. Which of the divine ways are we to imitate?"
  • "How Honorable! How Shameful! A Cultural Analysis of Matthew's Makarisms and Reproaches," by K.C. Hanson, in Semeia 68 (1994). 
    • "...the terminologies of Hebrew ashrê ("honorable") and hôy ("shameful"), and their Greek counterparts makarios and ouai are part of the larger word-field of "honor and shame" (see e.g., Hebrew kabôd "honor" and bosheth "shame"; and Greek timê "honor" and aischunê "shame")"
  • "Transformed on the Mountain: Ritual Analysis and the Gospel of Matthew," by K.C. Hanson, in Semeia 67 (1994).
    • "What happens on the mountain is the group's initiation into Jesus' teaching."
  • The Eight Beatitudes, from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
  • "Jesus, The Multitudes, and Us," Charles G. Dennison, in Kerux: The Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed)
    • "Yes, the multitudes are repeatedly seen in this favorable light, a light so favorable in fact that we cannot but help recognize the gathering before the Lord for blessing of all Israel and the nations. There is, however, a reverse side. As if with divine omniscience, Jesus grasps the multitudes' unnerving ambiguity; they are bewildered; they are hardened and reject Jesus. While preaching the universal sweep of God's election, they become the occasion for observing divine discrimination at work."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Allison, Dale C., Jr., "The Structure of the Sermon on the Mount," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1987.
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  • Bailey, James L., "Sermon on the Mount: Model for Community," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1993.
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  • Bibb, Wade, "Preaching in Ordinary Time: The Extraordinary Subject of Jesus' Realm," Review & Expositor, 2007. (Section on this text begins on p. 311.)
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  • Brooks, James A., "The Unity and Structure of the Sermon on the Mount," Criswell Theological Review, 1992.
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  • Burghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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  • Carlston, Charles E., "Betz on the Sermon on the Mount - A Critique," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1988.
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  • Carter, Warren, "Love Your Enemies," Word & World, 2008.
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  • Carter, Warren, "Matthew's Gospel: An Anti-Imperial/Imperial Reading," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007. See entire issue of Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's gospel.
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  • Carter, Warren, "Narrative/Literary Approaches to Matthean Theology: The 'Reign of the Heavens' as an Example (Mt. 4:17-5:12)," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1997.
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  • Cloete, Daan, "In the Meantime, Trouble for the Peacemakers: Matthew 5:10-12," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1985.
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  • Craddock, Fred B., "Hearing God's Blessing," The Christian Century, 1990.
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  • Domeris, W.R., "Exegesis and Proclamation, 'Blessed are you...' (Matthew 5:1-12)," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1990.
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  • Draper, Jonathan A., "The Genesis and Narrative Thrust of the Paraenesis in the Sermon on the Mount," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1999.
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  • Farris, Patricia, "Be Happy," The Christian Century, 2005.
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  • Gathje, Peter R., "Shalom and a Consistent Ethic of Life," The Living Pulpit, 2006.
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  • Guelich, Robert A., "The Matthean Beatitudes: 'Entrance-Requirements' or Eschatological Blessings?" Journal of Biblical Literature, 1976.
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  • Hanson, K.C., "How Honorable! How Shameful! A Cultural Analysis of Matthew's Makarisms and Reproaches," Semeia, 1994.
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  • Harrington, Daniel J., S.J., "Problems and Opportunities in Matthew's Gospel," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2007. (See especially section on Sermon on the Mount beginning on page 418.) See entire issue of Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's gospel.
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  • Harris, R. Laird, "The Beatitudes: Teaching by Climax," Presbyterion, 2004.
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  • Hoyt, Thomas, Jr., "The Poor/Rich Theme in the Beatitudes," Journal of Religious Thought, 1980.
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  • Hroboň, Bohdan, "Freedom, Blessing, and Safety: Icons of American Christianity," Word & World, 2003.
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  • Koessler, John, "Eat, Drink and Be Hungry: It's Emptiness, Not Fullness, that Jesus Blesses," Christianity Today, 2007.
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  • Mánek, Jindřich, "On the Mount - on the Plain (Mt. 5.1 - Luke 6.17)," Novum Testamentum, 1967.
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  • Meier, John P., "Matthew 5:3-12, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1990.
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  • Metzger, Paul Louis, "Christ, Culture, and the Sermon on the Mount Community," Ex Auditu, 2008.
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    • Pak, G. Sujin, "Response to Metzger," Ex Auditu, 2008.
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  • Mueller, William A. "Self-Defense and Retaliation in the Sermon on the Mount," Review & Expositor, 1956.
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  • Powell, Mark Allan, "Matthew's Beatitudes: Reversals and Rewards of the Kingdom," Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1996.
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  • Roop, Eugene, "'Tis a Gift To Be Simple, Isaiah 36-37 and Matthew 5:9," Brethren Life and Thought, 2007.
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  • Ross, J.M., "Some Unnoticed Points in the Text of the New Testament," Novum Testamentum, 1983. (Section on Matt 5:4-5 begins on page 61.)
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  • Rossow, Francis C., "Homiletical Helps on the LSB Series A - Gospels," Concordia Journal, 2005.
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  • Rowell, James L., "Has Nonviolent Religion Been Trumped?" Theology Today, 2006.
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  • Smith, Robert H., "'Blessed Are the Poor in (Holy) Spirit'? (Matthew 5:3)," Word & World, 1998.
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  • Stassen, Glen H., "A New, Transformative Peacemaking Ethic," Review & Expositor, 1985.
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  • Tiede, David L., "Let Your Light Shine: The Sermon on the Mount in Epiphany," Word & World, 1984.
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  • Trites, Allison A., "The Blessings and Warnings of the Kingdom (Matthew 5:3-12, 7:13-27)," Review & Expositor, 1992.
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  • Tuckett, C.M., with a replay by M.D. Goulder, "The Beatitudes: A Source-Critical Study," Novum Testamentum, 1983.
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  • Turner, David L., "Whom Does God Approve? The Context, Structure, Purpose, and Exegesis of Matthew's Beatitudes," Criswell Theological Review, 1992.
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  • Williams, James G., "Paraenesis, Excess, and Ethics: Matthew's Rhetoric in the Sermon on the Mount," Semeia, 1990.
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• Reviews:
  • Review: H. Benedict Green, Matthew, Poet of the Beatitudes. Sheffield Academic Press, 2001. Review by Richard Beaton in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
  • Review: Michel Talbot, "Heureux les doux, car ils hériteront la terre": (Mt 5,4 [5]). Gabalda, 2002. Review by Benedict T. Viviano in The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2004. (Review is in English.)
  • Review: Dan Lioy, the Decalogue in the Sermon on the Mount. Peter Lang, 2004. Review by Jonathan Lawrence in SBL's Review of Biblical Literature.
• Sermons:
  • "Ka-Chang!" John B. Jamison, SermonStudio, 2011.
  • "Blessed Are Those Who Mourn," the Rev. Carol Howard Merritt, Day 1, 2011.
  • "Oscar Romero: Beatitude Made Flesh," the Rev. Jorge Lara-Braud, Day 1, 1996.
  • "True Joy vs Temporary Happiness," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
  • "Blessings and Promises: Now and Then," the Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, Day 1, 2002.
  • "Discovering What We Were Meant to Be," John Jewell, 1999.
  • "The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached," the Rev. Dr. William K. Quick, Day 1, 1999.
  • "You Are More Than You Know," John Shea, 30 Good Minutes, Chicago Sunday Evening Club, 1995.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily, All Saints, 2002.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily:
    • Ordinary 4, 2011
    • Ordinary 4, 2005
    • Ordinary 4, 1996. (Dr. Mary G. Durkin, writes this week's column.)
    • All Saints 1998
  • Kingdom Norms, by P.G. Mathew. A series of 8 expository study-sermons on The Beatitudes.
• With Children:
  • "Children's Literature: A Resource for Ministry," Jan 30, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 2011. Connections: The Beatitudes: From Slavery to Civil Rights by Boston Weatherford.
  • "John and Jane," children's liturgy & story, Janice B. Scott, The Village Shepherd, Sermon Suite.
  • "Sermon on the Mount," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "The Bee-Attitudes," "The Happy Puppy," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • "God Redistributes Blessings and Heartaches," "Jesus Counts Our Blessings for Us," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "Blessed Are..." "Show Mercy," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "The Beatitudes," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • The Beatitudes - Word Search Puzzle, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • Gospel Puzzles for the Lectionary, Matthew 5:1-12, Mark Ryman, edoxy.com.
  • The Beatitudes Word Search, Charles Kirkpatrick, sermons4kids.com.
  • "Jesus Teaches the Crowds," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.
• Drama:
  • "God Is On Our Side," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
  • "How to Install Love," Rick Anderson, dramatix.
  • "Persecution of the Church," Melissa Denny, dramatix.
  • "The Fire and the Flood," Glenn Hascall, dramatix.
  • "The Play of Anne: a Drama of the Restoration," Terence Kuch, dramatix.
  • "The Persecutor," David Marriott, dramatix.
  • "Sanctuary," Richard G. Huxley, dramatix.
  • "The Light of the World," Jeremy Moodey, dramatix.
  • "Claim to Be Humble," Michael English & Kathy English, Milton Parish Church Drama Resources.
• Liturgy:
  • Litany: Beatitudes for Friends and Family, the Mental Health & Disabilities Program, Mennonite Central Committee, Canada.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Matthew 5:8, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: Matthew 5:1-12, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Matthew 5:1-12, Matthew 5:1-12, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Sermon on the Mount, Crossmap ClipArt.
  • Matthew 5:1-12, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit” Text:  Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune:  NETTLETON 8.7.8.7 D (“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”)  This hymn is part of "The Sermon on the Mount: A Worship Service of Lessons and Songs."
  • “Up On a Mountaintop”  Text:  Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Tune:  Slane 10.10.10.10 (“Be Thou My Vision”)  This hymn is part of  "The Sermon on the Mount: A Worship Service of Lessons and Songs."
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Matthew 5:3, 8. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • "Rejoice, Friends, and Be Delighted!" TEXT: Mark Ryman (2005) based on Matthew 5:1-12. TUNE: "Wycliff." New Hymns for the Lectionary.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • I Love to Tell the Story
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Matthew

• INDEX BY SCRIPTURE
• PODCASTS

• Baptism of Jesus - Jan 8
• Epiphany 2 - Jan 15
• MLK, Jr - Jan 15
• Prayer for Christian Unity - Jan 18-25
• Confession of Peter - Jan 18
• Epiphany 3 - Jan 22
• Conversion of Paul - Jan 25
• Epiphany 4 - Jan 29
• Presentation - Feb 2
• Epiphany 5 - Feb 5
• Epiphany 6 - Feb 12
• Transfiguration - Last Epiphany - Feb 19
• Epiphany 7 - Feb 19
• Ash Wednesday - Feb 22
• St Mathias - Feb 24
• Lent 1 - Feb 26
• Lent 2 - Mar 4
• Lent 3 - Mar 11
• Lent 4 - Mar 18
• St. Joseph - Mar 19
• Lent 5 - Mar 25
• Annunciation - Mar 25
• Palm Sunday - April 1
• Passion Sunday - April 1
• Holy Monday - April 2
• Holy Tuesday - April 3
• Holy Wednesday - April 4
• Holy Maundy Thursday - April 5
• Good Friday - April 6
• Holy Saturday - April 7
• Easter Vigil - April 7-8
• Easter Day - April 8
• Easter Evening - April 8

• Calendars
• YEAR A
• YEAR B
• YEAR C
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF TERRORISM/WAR/PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

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