Beatitude Notes

The definite article (“the” mountain, not just “a” mountain) probably shows that a well-known mountain is indicated

-a familiar place is often minimized and underestimated

mountain where Moses received the law (Loisy). Even Davies (Setting, p. 93), after exploring all possibilities, concedes Matthew could have more explicitly delineated a “new Moses” theme

Carson, D. A. (1984). Matthew. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Matthew, Mark, Luke (Vol. 8, p. 129). Zondervan Publishing House.

The Sermon on the Mount is the first of five major discourses in the Gospel of Matthew. All five follow blocks of narrative material; all five end with the same formula (see on 7:28–29

Carson, D. A. (1984). Matthew. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: Matthew, Mark, Luke (Vol. 8, p. 122). Zondervan Publishing House.