Study Questions

John W. Welch

These three chapters contain some of the most sublime statements ever to be found in scripture or anywhere else. The words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount have been studied extensively by Christians everywhere. They are sacred. Please approach them reverently and prayerfully. As you study these chapters, here are some intriguing general questions to beneficially ponder. I hope they will help you receive and love these exquisite words of Jesus with all your heart, mind, and strength.

Escalation

Vocabulary

Audiences

You may find other differences as well. See John W. Welch, "The Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount: The Differences," in Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple & the Sermon on the Mount (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999), 125–150.

Languages

A Pre-Matthean Origin

A Ritual Text

Face to Face

Reality and Practicality

Further Reading

John W. Welch, Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount (Provo, UT: FARMS, 1999).

John W. Welch Notes

References