Sermon on the Mount

Live in Boston The Success of the Hutchinson in the New England Colony was just astounding, or at the least very lucky. Even thou William Hutchison was very successful and brought a large estate to the New England. In the summer of 1634, the Hutchinson purchased a half-acre lot of land on the Shawmut Peninsula; which is now downtown Boston. They Built a house on a lot of lands and was one of the largest on the peninsula with a timber frame and two stories. (The house would stand up until 1711…

Biblical Book: Matthew: Born-Palestine-fl 1stc. AD. Death-fl 1st c. AD-Day Unspecified In the biblical book essay I chose to write about the Book of Matthew in the New Testament. The Book of Matthew is known as a narrative genre with Matthew, one of the twelve apostles, an evangelist being known as the author of the first Gospel of the Bible in the New Testament. He was also known as “Levi, son of Alphaeus” (Luke 5:27). The book was written in begins as a genealogy of Jesus life starting…

Chapter Three In chapter three of ,After you Believe, N.T Wrights explains the human calling to reign over creation and ultimately achieve God’s vocation and intended image for humankind. In the creation story of Genesis human are given reign and dominion over creation. What does the word ‘reign’ mean in this context. It is unlikely that God gave us ‘reign’ to destroy his beautiful world. Nature is a project that as humans we need to protect and maintain. As humans, we need to enable God’s…

these two leaders are famous for their dissertations concerning virtue, their principles differ greatly. In Jesus’ The Sermon on the Mount, he presents his teachings concerning how to be a virtuous individual in a series of values that even the poorest and humblest people can strive for. On the other hand, in his work Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle declares his…

thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”. This excerpt is from when Jesus Christ taught what is known as the Sermon on the Mount.…

Summary of Matthew Matthew is the first book of the New Testament and the 40th book of the Bible. According to Church tradition this gospel is known as the Gospel of Matthew, because from at least the second century AD the Apostle Matthew wrote it. It was also during this time when the gospel was only preached to Jewish people and not yet to Gentiles. The book of Matthew is the first of four Gospels written on the life of Christ. Its theme is Jesus Christ is Jehovah’s King of the Jews and…

As I was watching the documentary titled Bonhoeffer, by Martin Doblmeier, there were so many connections running through my head from past lectures and even readings. Bonhoeffer was a documentary created in the regard to the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian. Most of the work and actions done by Bonhoeffer was pertaining to World War I, World War II, the Nazis, Adolf Hitler, and of course, his religious beliefs about the German church. During this documentary, Bonhoeffer worked…

Sometimes in order to realize something, one must have a concept explained to them by someone with a different thought process than them. Father Michael T. Ryan made a couple of intelligent statements about recent human behaviour that relate to the concepts of teleology, deontology, and various gospel values that would be beneficial for many people to understand. Father Ryan’s statement about the woman with the fine dishes being a ‘means to an end’ is an excellent example of teleological…

Their goal is to encourage the profound, counter-cultural red-letter teachings of Jesus and undertake them seriously. Christians choose to live the lifestyle that is projected by Jesus, known to many as The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). The most influential beliefs come from the Sermon scripture, the words of the…

Analyzing Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The May-Pole of Merry Mount is a story about the American dream as shown by the lively group living in Merry Mount and the no-nonsense Puritans. Both groups represent a part of America and the future of a nation. Of course, this short story is loosely based on a true historical event, and Hawthorne is clearly commenting on the attitudes and feelings of opposing ideals in this “new world”. Just look at the debate…