Matthew 5–7 with Jonathan Pennington
Jonathan Pennington
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30 November 2022
11 November 2025
Join us as Dr. Jonathan Pennington (Southern Seminary) talks to us about Matthew 5-7 (The Sermon on the Mount). We discuss a number of things including: the structure of the Sermon on the Mount; the beatitudes and if there is a better way to translate the Greek term makarios; Jesus's interpretation of the law; the theme of wholeness; the Lord's prayer; Jesus' attitude to riches; the place of works and the ethical demands of the Sermon.
Relevant Resources from Jonathan Pennington
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing. Baker Academic, 2017
Reading the Gospels Wisely. Baker Academic, 2012.
Reading the New Testament as Christian Scripture, with Constantine Campbell. Baker Academic, 2020.
Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew. Baker Academic, 2009.
Jesus the Great Philosopher. Brazos, 2020.
This Week’s Blurbs
In this episode, Jonathan Pennington recommends reading these authors:
George Saunders
Ted Chiang
Next Week
Next week, Dr. Jon Levenson (Harvard Divinity School) discusses the love of God (Deuteronomy 6, 10) with us.
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