Sermon on the Mount

Beginning of the Gospel of Matthew in Minuscule 447

Gospel Of Matthew

The Gospel Of Matthew The Gospel According to Matthew (the Gospel of Matthew or Matthew) is the first book of the New Testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. It tells how the promised Messiah, Jesus, rejected by Israel, is killed, is raised from the dead, and finally sends the...

Church of the Beatitudes, the traditional location for the Sermon on the Mount

Beatitudes

Beatitudes, Blessings of Jesus Christ The Beatitudes are eight blessings recounted by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Each is a proverb-like proclamation, without narrative. Four of the blessings also appear in the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke, followed by four woes which mirror the blessings. In the Vulgate, each of these blessings begins with the...

The Bible

Bible Scholars Vote : What Did Jesus Say or Not Say?

Bible Scholars Vote : What Did Jesus Say or Not Say? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Did Jesus Say or Not Say?” Thirty Bible scholars passed a ballot box around the table, dropping in colored pegs or beads–red for yes, pink for maybe, gray for probably...