The question of the sermon on the mount rational faiths. Sermon at the temple and the sermon on the mount overdrive. Valerie triplethitoto, audience astonishment at the sermon on the mount and the sermon at the temple, in the sermon on the mount in latterday scripture, ed. The book ends with a useful bibliography and extensive indices. The need for a unifying interpretation book of mormon central. A diligent and carefully argued exercise in the historicocritical method, hans dieter betz essays present the sermon on the mount sm as a prematthean composition coming from a jewishchristian community engaged in the polemical process of constructing an identity visavis mainstream jewish pharisaic groups on the one hand and emerging gentile christianity on the other. A commentary on pauls letter to the churches in galatia hermeneia. Hans dieter betz compared the beatitudes of the sermon with the initiation rituals of ancient mystery religions. Elsewhere, betz has proposed that it was an early christian didache, or set of instructions for new converts, as did joachim jeremias. Discover book depositorys huge selection of hans dieter betz books online.
The need for a unifying interpretation book of mormon. Hans dieter betzs book on the sermon on the mount is the book to end all books on the sermon on the mount and the sermon on the plain. Sermon on the mount by charles quarles book resume. Essays on the sermon on the mount hans dieter betz, l. The chief value of betzs work lies in its exegetical richness, in the way in which traditional. Christian books on sermon on the mount best commentaries.
Our online book club offers discounts on hundreds of titles. Sermon at the temple and sermon on the mount rakuten kobo. The sermon on the mount1 holds a special place in the christian canon. Hans dieter betz is a germanamerican scholar of the new testament and early christianity at the university of chicago. The sermon on the mount also available in format docx and mobi. A very detailed commentary on the sm and a separate, less detailed commentary on the sp follow. To study these sermons with betz is to be vastly informed about all forms of. Preaching through the sermon on the mount preaching source. A diligent and carefully argued exercise in the historicocritical method, hans dieter betz essays present the sermon on the mount sm as a prematthean composition coming from a jewishchristian community engaged in the polemical process of constructing an identity vis vis mainstream jewish pharisaic groups on the one hand and emerging gentile christianity on the other. The sermon on the mount betz, hans dieter published by augsburg fortress publishers betz, hans dieter. Hans dieter betz books list of books by author hans dieter betz.
Sermon on the mount, the hermeneia for the olive tree bible. Is it a coherent speech or a collection of unrelated sayings. Hans dieter betz born 21 may 1931, lemgo, germany is a germanamerican scholar of the new testament and early christianity at the university of chicago. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Essays on the sermon on the mount by betz, hans dieter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Sermo in monte is a collection of sayings and teachings of jesus christ, which emphasizes his moral teaching found in the gospel of matthew chapters 5, 6, and 7. Why did jesus deliver a version of the sermon on the mount at. As every reader knows, these texts are not ordinary material. The sermon on the mount anglicized from the matthean vulgate latin section title. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
Deseret book and religious studies center, 2010, 4258. Theology today hans dieter betz is professor emeritus of new testament. To study these sermons with betz is to be vastly informed about all forms of gospel criticism. History of interpretation of the sermon on the mount. The sermon has been one of the most widely quoted elements of the canonical gospels this is the first of the five discourses of matthew, the other four being matthew 10, matthew 153, matthew 18 and the olivet discourse in matthew 24. Essays on the sermon on the mount by hans dieter betz. Hans dieter betz, in a very important series of studies preparatory to. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. In the face of this uncertainty, it seems to me that the sermon at the temple in the book of mormon, with its unifying and coherent understanding of the sermon on the mount, provides a welcome new perspective. Its literary genre and function hans dieter betz university of chicago in his presidential address before the annual meeting of studiorum novi testamenti societas in 1977, professor giinther bornkamm raises the problem of the literary gattung of the sermon on the mount sm. At ed jones urging, a few of months ago i purchased essays on the sermon on the mount, a collection of papers by hans dieter betz. Some have argued that the similarities between the sermon on the mount and the sermon at the temple in bountiful are evidence that joseph smith simply plagiarized from the bible. So many scholars, thinkers, and writers have commented on its verses that, according to hans dieter betz, a complete account of the history of the exegesis of these texts does not exist at the present time and may never exist.
That commentary, published in 1995, is 736 pages longlonger than many commentaries on the whole of matthews gospel. The custom of ancient authors to begin their books with an address to the reader lectori may be appropriately revived here in view of the texts before us, the sermon on the mount smmatt 5. To study these sermons with betz is to be vastly informed about all forms of gospel. Wayne baxter, the narrative setting of the sermon on the mount, trinity journal 25. A commentary on the sermon on the mount, including the sermon on the plain hermeneia series. Whether or not betz s thesis finds a more favorable response than has been the case thus far, the reader of his commentary should keep in mind that betz understands himself primarily to be interpreting a document actually two, the sermon on the mount and sermon on the plain different from and prior to the canonical texts. The sermon on the mount has had greater influence on the history and character of christianity than any other text in the bible.
To study these sermons with betz is to be vastly informed about all forms of gospel criticism, and ultimately, about jesus himself. Yet as biblical scholar hans dieter betz has recently lamented, new testament scholarship up to the present has offered no satisfactory explanation of this vitally important text. Hans dieter betz and the sermon on the mount verily verily. The preceding chapters present an interpretation that in my opinion casts the sermon at the temple as a complex, subtle, original, systematic, coherent, and purposefully orchestrated text. The sermon on the mount occupies chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the gospel of matthew. A note by one of the series editors, who have yet to offer us a satisfying commentary on a canonical gospel, declares that this bulky volume on the matthean and. See all books authored by hans dieter betz, including galatians.
Whether or not betzs thesis finds a more favorable response than has been the case thus far, the reader of his commentary should keep in mind that betz understands himself primarily to be interpreting a document actually two, the sermon on the mount and sermon on the plain different from and prior to the canonical texts. Despite the sermons acclaimed preeminence and apparent simplicity, it is paradoxically inscrutable. Although betz investigates the traditionhistories of the various units, focus is on the final form of the texts. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. The sermon at the temple and the sermon on the mount, by john w. Reflections and questions on the historical jesus p. A critical and historical commentary on the bible 695 by hans betz editor, adela yarbro collins editor hans betz editor.
It is a must in the library of every minister, every new testament scholar, every teacher of new testament and everyone who wants to know everything about the sermon on the mount. Essays on the sermon on the mount by hans dieter betz philadelphia, fortress, 1985. Essays on the sermon on the mount hans dieter betz on. While reading chapter 4, a jewishchristian cultic didache in matt. Welch, offers, for the first time, a thorough latterday saint interpretation of jesus famous. Nov 14, 2014 the sermon on the mount1 holds a special place in the christian canon. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this. During christs visit in the book of mormon, he presented teachings that closely resemble what he taught in the sermon on the mount, as recorded in the gospel of matthew. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the sermon on the mount, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. He has made influential contributions to research on pauls letter to the galatians, the sermon on the mount and the grecoroman context of early christianity. Sermon on the mount criticism, interpretation, etc.
It is a must in the library of every minister, every new testament scholar, every teacher of new testament and everyone who. Sermon on the mount, the hermeneia by hans dieter betz. Read the sermon on the mount online, read in mobile or kindle. Hans dieter betz books list of books by author hans. Why did jesus deliver a version of the sermon on the mount. A commentary on the sermon on the mount, including the sermon on the plain matthew 5. This is betzs third contribution to the hermeneia series, and his second one devoted to a segment of a canonical book rather than the book as a whole. Book or monograph, hans dieter betz, essays on the.