The Sermon on the Mount: The Perfect Measure of the Christian Life

by Frank J. Matera

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Saint Augustine once described the Sermon on the Mount as "the perfect measure of the Christian life." Taking his cue from Augustine, Frank Matera provides an exposition of the sermon for contemporary readers who wish to use the sermon as the standard by which they live their lives every day.

Matera shows how the Sermon on the Mount summons believers to single-minded devotion and wholehearted service to God. He unfolds the historical and theological background to the sermon. He explores the meaning of the individual Beatitudes, which articulate Jesus' call for a more abundant righteousness, piety without hypocrisy, and...

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  • ISBN10 0814635237
  • ISBN13 9780814635230
  • Publish Date 1 March 2013 (first published 1 January 2013)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Liturgical Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 136
  • Language English