Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World: An Exposition of Matthew 5–10

by D. A. Carson

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 1999

ISBN: 9781441250322

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“I am deeply convinced that the church of Christ needs to study the Sermon on the Mount again and again,” writes D. A. Carson. In his popular explanation of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5–10, this renowned author clearly presents the inescapable demands on the believer to live a pure and dedicated life.

As Carson covers the Sermon on the Mount and the events that follow, he blends good writing, thoughtful exposition, and consistent respect for the authority of Jesus’ words. Bible teachers in church and parachurch groups, thoughtful Christians who want more than a surface-level devotional, and pastors who preach on Matthew 5–10 will find rich insights and practical applications in this book.

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Provides rich insights and practical applications
Summarizes various critical approaches and theological interpretations of the Sermon on the Mount
Combines D. A. Carson’s The Sermon on the Mount and When Jesus Confronts the World

Part One: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
- The Kingdom of Heaven: Its Norms and Witness (5:3–16)
- The Kingdom of Heaven: Its Demands in Relation to the Old Testament (5:17–48)
- Religious Hypocrisy: Its Description and Overthrow (6:1–18)
- Kingdom Perspectives (6:19–34)
- Balance and Perfection (7:1–12)
- Conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount (7:13–28)
Part Two: Jesus’ Confrontation with the World
- The Authority of Jesus (8:1–17)
- The Authentic Jesus (8:18–34)
- The Mission of Jesus (9:1–17)
- The Trustworthiness of Jesus (9:18–34)
- The Compassion of Jesus (9:35–10:15)
- The Divisiveness of Jesus (10:16–42)

Top Highlights

“Poverty of spirit is the personal acknowledgment of spiritual bankruptcy. It is the conscious confession of unworth before God. As such, it is the deepest form of repentance.” (Page 18)

“Meekness is a controlled desire to see the other’s interests advance ahead of one’s own.” (Page 21)

“The person who hungers and thirsts for righteousness, then, hungers and thirsts for conformity to God’s will.” (Page 23)

“Third, the expression ‘kingdom of God,’ in the saving sense (the only way I will use it from now on), applies to both present and future.” (Page 14)

“To begin and end with the same expression is a stylistic device called an ‘inclusio.’ This means that everything bracketed between the two can really be included under the one theme, in this case, the kingdom of heaven. That is why I have called the beatitudes, collectively, ‘The Norms of the Kingdom.’” (Page 17)

D. A. Carson is a respected professor, author, and speaker. He is currently a research professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, where he has been teaching since 1978. Carson earned an MDiv from Central Baptist Seminary and a PhD in New Testament from Cambridge University. He lectures in academic and church settings around the world.

Carson has written over 50 books, including his popular The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism and Exegetical Fallacies. He has also written commentaries in both The Expositor’s Bible Commentary series and the Pillar New Testament Commentary series.