No religious text has influenced the world more than has the New Testament's Sermon on the Mount, and yet this crucial text still begs to be more clearly understood. Why was it written? What unifying theme or purpose holds it all together? Should it be called a sermon? Or is it some other kind of composition? How would its earliest listeners have heard its encoded allusions and systematic program? This book offers new insights into the Sermon on the Mount by seeing it in the shadow of the all-pervasive Temple in Jerusalem, which dominated the religious landscape of the world of Jesus and his earliest disciples. Analyzing Matthew 5-7 in light of biblical and Jewish backgrounds, ritual studies, and oral performances in early Christian worship, this reading coherently integrates every line in the Sermon. It positions the Sermon as the premier Christian mystery.

The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple (Society for Old Testament Study Monographs)

Politics & Social Sciences

Welch, John W.

Social Sciences

Routledge

This bibliography cites works that treat archaeological and literary evidence bearing on the layout, design, and physical accoutrements of the temples of Israel, Egypt, Mesopotamia, as well as the subsequent temple systems which belonged to the Graeco-Roman world. In addition, it treats certain features of the temple, such as the role of the priesthood in the operation of the temple, the sacred vestments of the priests, sacrifice and other priestly rituals, the cosmic associations of the temple, and the temple as the locus of kingly authority and the site of his coronation. The bibliography is divided into specific categories, such as Temples of Jerusalem, Temples of Egypt, Priesthood, Sacrifice, and others. Within each of these categories the relevant bibliography is listed alphabetically by author.

A Bibliography on Temples of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World: Arranged by Subject and by Author (Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Studie)

History

Parry, Donald W.

Ricks, Stephen D.

Ancient Civilizations

Edwin Mellen Pr

The Doctrine & Covenants by Themes (Farms Reprint Series)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Foundation for Ancient Research &

The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon begins with a discussion of important background information, including legal practices in the ancient Near East, the ideal of righteous judgment, and the legal cases recorded in the Bible. Welch then devotes a chapter to each of the legal cases in the Book of Mormon - from the formative cases of Sherem and Abinadi to the landmark trials of Nehor and Korihor, the wrenching prosecution of Alma and Amulek, and the politicized proceedings of Paanchi and Seantum.

The Legal Cases in the Book of Mormon

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Brigham Young University

Readers of An Approach to the Book of Mormon, the sixth volume in the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, will find erudite and sometimes unexpected insights into this book of scripture.

An Approach to the Book of Mormon (Collected Works of Hugh Nibley)

Nibley, Hugh

Deseret Book Co.

Book by Nibley, Hugh, Welch, John W.

Since Cumorah (Collected Works of Hugh Nibley)

The Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount: A Latter-Day Saint Approach

The Doctrine and Covenants by Themes

Bookcraft Pubs

A significant development during the second half of the 20th century was the growing awareness and understanding of chiasmus in ancient literature. This form of inverted parallelism has been found in the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and in many other ancient writings. It has intrigued many students of ancient writing. This bibliography cites articles and books that discuss chiasmus in scripture and other literature. Thirty years in the making, it is the most exhaustive work of its kind ever completed. It lists about 900 works on chiasmus by author and title and includes full publication information. Researchers can also search by category: Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, and other literature. This resource includes an appendix on identifying and evaluating chiastic patterns in a given text. An additional feature is an index of chiastic passages from the Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price, the Apocrypha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Pseudepigrapha, and other literature.

Chiasmus Bibliography

McKinlay, Daniel B.

Neal a Maxwell Inst

In 1990 John W. Welch s book The Sermon at the Temple and the Sermon on the Mount presented a thorough Latter-day Saint interpretation of the Savior s greatest sermon, drawing on insights from Jesus s Sermon at the Temple in 3 Nephi to shed light on his Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew. Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple and Sermon on the Mount builds on that earlier study with substantial additions based on insights gleaned throughout a decade of continuing research. The basic analysis remains unchanged: understanding the Sermon (meaning both texts in their shared, collective meaning) as a temple text reveals that it has far more power and unity than a mere collection of miscellaneous sayings of Jesus. Seeing the teachings and commandments of the Sermon on the Mount in its Book of Mormon setting at the Nephite temple, in connection with sacred ordinances of covenant making opens new insights into the meaning and significance of the Sermon. In this light, readers never again see the Sermon the same.

Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple & Sermon on the Mount: An Approach to 3 Nephi 11-18 and Matthew 5-7

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