Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World: An Exposition of Matthew 5–10

by D. A. Carson

Publisher:

Baker Academic

, 1999

“I am deeply convinced that the church of Christ needs to study the Sermon on the Mount again and again,” writes D. A. Carson. In his popular explanation of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 5–10, this renowned author clearly presents the inescapable demands on the believer to live a pure and dedicated life.

As Carson covers the Sermon on the Mount and the events that follow, he blends good writing, thoughtful exposition, and consistent respect for the authority of Jesus’ words. Bible teachers in church and parachurch groups, thoughtful Christians who want more than a surface-level devotional, and pastors who preach on Matthew 5–10 will find rich insights and practical applications in this book.

Key Features

• Provides rich insights and practical applications
• Summarizes various critical approaches and theological interpretations of the Sermon on the Mount
• Combines D. A. Carson’s The Sermon on the Mount and When Jesus Confronts the World

Contents

• Part One: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
  • The Kingdom of Heaven: Its Norms and Witness (5:3–16)
  • The Kingdom of Heaven: Its Demands in Relation to the Old Testament (5:17–48)
  • Religious Hypocrisy: Its Description and Overthrow (6:1–18)
  • Kingdom Perspectives (6:19–34)
  • Balance and Perfection (7:1–12)
  • Conclusion to the Sermon on the Mount (7:13–28)
• Part Two: Jesus’ Confrontation with the World
  • The Authority of Jesus (8:1–17)
  • The Authentic Jesus (8:18–34)
  • The Mission of Jesus (9:1–17)
  • The Trustworthiness of Jesus (9:18–34)
  • The Compassion of Jesus (9:35–10:15)
  • The Divisiveness of Jesus (10:16–42)

Top Highlights

“Poverty of spirit is the personal acknowledgment of spiritual bankruptcy. It is the conscious confession of unworth before God. As such, it is the deepest form of repentance.” (Page 18)

“Meekness is a controlled desire to see the other’s interests advance ahead of one’s own.” (Page 21)

“The person who hungers and thirsts for righteousness, then, hungers and thirsts for conformity to God’s will.” (Page 23)

“Third, the expression ‘kingdom of God,’ in the saving sense (the only way I will use it from now on), applies to both present and future.” (Page 14)

“To begin and end with the same expression is a stylistic device called an ‘inclusio.’ This means that everything bracketed between the two can really be included under the one theme, in this case, the kingdom of heaven. That is why I have called the beatitudes, collectively, ‘The Norms of the Kingdom.’” (Page 17)

Product Details

• Title: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World: An Exposition of Matthew 5–10
• Author: D. A. Carson
• Publisher: Baker Academic
• Print Publication Date: 1999
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Matthew 5-10 › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Christian life › Biblical teaching; Sermon on the Mount › Criticism, interpretation, etc
• ISBNs: 9781441250322, 9780801065316, 1441250328, 0801065313
• Resource ID: LLS:JSUSSRMCONFWRLD
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:59:16Z

About D. A. Carson

D.A. Carson (b. 1946) is one of the most respected New Testament scholars in the world. A respected teacher, author, and speaker, he is currently research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and the president of The Gospel Coalition. He has served as pastor of Richmond Baptist Church and as the first dean of the seminary of Northwest Baptist Theological College, now known as Northwest Baptist Seminary. Logos has collected his sermons—including audio—in the D.A. Carson Sermon Archive.

Carson lectures in academic and church settings around the world, and is the author of more than 50 books, including Exegetical Fallacies, Pillar New Testament Commentary: The Gospel According to John, The Gagging of God, Showing the Spirit: A Theological Exposition of 1 Corinthians 12–14 and the Intolerance of Tolerance. He is the editor of the Pillar New Testament Commentary series, and coedited of the Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament with G.K. Beale, and the Studies in New Testament Greek series with Stanley Porter. You can find more of Carson’s work in the Baker D.A. Carson Collection (15 vols.).