Word To The Wise: A 19-Part Introduction to the Sermon on the Mount
I spent the summer and fall of 2018 engaged in an in-depth study of the Sermon on the Mount. I emerged from this study convinced that the Sermon ought to be read as wisdom literature and in keeping with virtue ethics. I also believe the Sermon on the Mount ought to be the standard curriculum for every church. I hope you find the series as meaningful as I did.
Lesson 1: The Complete Art of Happiness
Lesson 2: Life With a Capital ‘L’
Lesson 5: The Cost of Apprenticeship
Lesson 6: Calling All Neurotics
Lesson 7: Conversation Partners for Reading the Sermon
Lesson 8: The Devil’s Masterpiece
Lesson 9: Literal When Possible: The Sermon’s Earliest Reception
Lesson 10: Not Problematic…Paradigmatic: Later Patristic Readings
Lesson 11: The Middle Ages: Virtue, Vice, Mendicants & Moral Manuals
Lesson 12: Protest and Dissent: Reformers Read the Sermon on the Mount
Lesson 13: Biblical Criticism and the Sermon: “Literal” as Problematic
Lesson 14: Beyond the Binaries: A Return to Wisdom and Virtue
Lesson 15: 11 Helps in Reading the Sermon on the Mount
Lesson 16: The Pinnacle of Hope: Ascending the Mountain (Mt 5:1-2)
Lesson 17: Reading the Beatitudes 1: Hope and Summons
Lesson 18: Reading the Beatitudes 2: Helpful Tips
Lesson 19: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit (A Sample Wisdom Reading)
[photo credit: Ghirlandaio, Jesus Commissioning the Twelve Apostles (1481)]
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Nathan Guy believes the passionate pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty culminates in Jesus Christ. He received formal training in philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and cultural & political ethics from Oxford, Cambridge, and the LSE. He lives in Florence, Alabama, where he serves as President of Mars Hill Bible School.
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