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*ANCIENT SOURCES: see [[Beatitudes (sources)]] | |||
*LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see [[:Category:Beatitudes (subject)]] | |||
The '''Beatitudes ''' was an episode in the [[Ministry of Jesus]], according to the Gospels of Matthew (5:3-12), and Luke (6:20-26). | |||
==Overview== | |||
Matthew and Luke provide two different versions of the Beatitudes in two different contexts. | |||
Matthew locates the speech on the top of a mountain, presenting Jesus as the new Moses and lawgiver. Matthew also emphasizes the spiritual elements of the Beatitudes. | |||
Luke on the other hand locates the speech on a plan, presenting Jesus as the savior of humankind. Luke stresses the social implications of Jesus' preaching; the Beatitudes are followed by a parallel set of woes. | |||
==The Beatitudes in ancient sources== | |||
* See [[Beatitudes (sources)]] | |||
==The Beatitudes in Scholarship== | |||
==The Beatitudes in Fiction== | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.4enoch.org/wiki2/index.php?title=Category:Beatitudes_(subject)&action=edit Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Index]] | |||
[[Category:Events]] | |||
Revision as of 06:45, 4 November 2011
- ANCIENT SOURCES: see Beatitudes (sources)
- LIST OF SCHOLARLY AND FICTIONAL WORKS: see Category:Beatitudes (subject)
The Beatitudes was an episode in the Ministry of Jesus, according to the Gospels of Matthew (5:3-12), and Luke (6:20-26).
Overview
Matthew and Luke provide two different versions of the Beatitudes in two different contexts.
Matthew locates the speech on the top of a mountain, presenting Jesus as the new Moses and lawgiver. Matthew also emphasizes the spiritual elements of the Beatitudes.
Luke on the other hand locates the speech on a plan, presenting Jesus as the savior of humankind. Luke stresses the social implications of Jesus' preaching; the Beatitudes are followed by a parallel set of woes.