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DE 5310 The Sermon on the Mount
Lecturer: John R W Stott
Course Description
This course is an expository and reading study of the Sermon on the Mount with emphasis on the practical and spiritual application and upon the theological issues and various interpretations therein. Three hours.
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Appreciate the message of the Sermon on the Mount as God's Word for our salvation and growth.
- Explain the special theological difficulties raised by the Sermon on the Mount.
- Propose solutions to the theological difficulties raised by the Sermon on the Mount.
- Compare and contrast the ways the Pharisees handled the law with the way Christ fulfilled the law.
- Apply key principles from the Sermon to contemporary life and ministry.
- Honor God with your life by being different from the world.
Course Materials
All required course materials can be purchased through the TEDS bookstore (800.456.7323/ 847.317.6800).
- Stott, John. The Sermon on the Mount, Audio lecture series and Interactive Learning Guide. Grand Rapids, MI: Institute of Theological Studies, a division of OUTREACH, INC., 1986, 2000.
- Carson, D. A. Jesus and the Sermon and His Confrontation with the World. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1999.
- Patte, Daniel. The Challenge of Discipleship: A Critical Study of the Sermon on the Mount as Scripture. Valley Forge, PA: Trinity International Press, 1999.