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Lesson #7The Sermon on the Mount, Part 2.
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
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In Lesson #6 we joined the crowd on the hillside of the Mt. of
Beatitudes as Jesus began his brilliant expository teaching, The
Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7), the first of five Great
Discourses that comprise the core of Matthews narrative
structure.
In Lesson #6 we focused on Jesus clever and memorable
introduction to the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes,
nine counter-intuitive statements that repeat in pattern and
sound: Blessed is A, for they shall be B; blessed is C, for they
shall be D; and so on.
And we learned that with blessedness comes responsibility:
You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world.
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In Lesson #7 we move from Jesus clever and
memorable introduction to the main body of his
teaching: six propositions that exceed the Law.
The six propositions echo the repetitive structure andsound that we saw in the Beatitudes: You have heard
it said A, but I tell you B; you have heard it said C, but I
tell you D and so on.
The six propositions do not abolish the Law; rather, theytake us into the inner dynamics of the Law, fulfilling and
transforming it.
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Recall the Gospel according to Matthews overall
mirrored chiastic structure
A Narrative: Jesus as Messiah, Son of God (1-4)
Minor discourse: John the Baptist identifies the authority of Jesus (3:7-12)
B Great Discourse #1: Demands of true discipleship (5-7) [SERMON ON THE MOUNT]
C Narrative: The supernatural authority of Jesus (8-9)
D Great Discourse #2: Charge and authority of disciples (10)E Narrative: Jews reject Jesus (11-12)
F Great Discourse #3: Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven (13)
E Narrative: Disciples accept Jesus (14-17)
D Great Discourse #4: Charge and authority of church (18)
C Narrative: Authority and invitation (19-22)
B Great Discourse #5: Judgment on false discipleship (23-25)A Narrative: Jesus as Messiah, suffering and vindicated (26-28)
Minor discourse: Jesus identifies the authority of the church (28:18-20)
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1. A clever and memorable introduction (5: 2-16)
2. Six propositions that exceed the law (5: 17-48)
3. Six concrete actions that implement the Law (6: 17: 6)4. A dramatic call to action (7: 7-29).
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Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Simon Bolivar orchestra of
Venezuela at Carnegie Hall
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J.S. Bach, opening Praeludium from Partita No. 1, BMV 825, 1stedition, 1731.
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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The Prologue (Matthew 5: 17-20)
. . . not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass
away from the law, until all things have taken place(Matthew 5: 18).
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1. More narrowly, the Law refers to the Pentateuch, or the
five books of Moses, Genesis through Deuteronomy.
2. More narrowly yet, the Law refers to the Ten
Commandments listed in Exodus 20: 1-17 and repeated inDeuteronomy 5: 6-21.
3. In the 3rdcentury A.D. the Jewish sage Rabbi Simlai
mentioned in a sermon (Talmud Makkot 23b) that Torah
enumerates 613 specific mitzvot, or commandments.
4. The great medieval Spanish sage, Maimonides (A.D. 1125-1204), codified the commandments in Sefer Hamitzvot
(Book of Commandments).
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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Bartolomeo Manfredi, Cain Kills Abel (oil on canvas), c. 1600.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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The Hebrew verb retzach in Exodus 20: 13 and
Deuteronomy 5: 17has a wide range of meaning in
Scripture including: to break, to smash, and to slay,kill and murder.
Context determines how retzach is translated.
In the context of the Ten Commandments retzach refers to:
The unlawful, premeditated taking of
another persons life.
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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Kevissimo [Kevin Rolly], The Story of Judah and Tamar (oilgraph on
wooden panel). Created in performance at Black Cat Gallery, Los
Angeles, June 2009.
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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Il Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri),Abraham Casting Out Hagar
and Ishmael(oil on canvas), 1657. Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan.
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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Six Propositions that Exceed the Law
(Matthew 5: 17-48)
Prologue (5:17-20)
Proposition #1: Murder (5:21-26)
Proposition #2: Adultery (5:27-30)Proposition #3: Divorce (5:31-32)
Proposition #4: Oaths (5:33-37)
Proposition #5: Conflict (5:38-42)
Proposition #6: Love (5:43-48)
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So beperfect, just as your heavenly
father isperfect (Matthew 5: 48).
Perfect = Greek, telos. We get the English word telescope from
telos. It carries the sense of the end goal or completion.
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Bravo, Matthew!
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1. As Christians we are told we are saved by Grace,not by works of Law. So why does thePrologue to the Six Propositions emphasize theLaw?
2. The 1stproposition states: You shall not kill. Is
this a blanket condemnation of all killing, or areJesus words limited to a specific context?
3. The 2ndproposition says: If your right eyecauses you to sin, tear it our and throw it away.Should this be taken literally?
4. Likewise, should the 5thproposition about
retaliation be read literally. If not, how should itbe read?
5. What does Jesus mean when he says, beperfect?
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