{"product_id":"9780994111739","title":"Those Who Heard It First: The Political Implications of the Sermon on the Mount to Jesus' Jewish Audience","description":"This dissertation will argue that, in the Sermon on the Mount, a very Jewish Jesus - a man\u003cbr\u003etrue to the religio-political views of his day - reaffirms a Jewish ethical form of non-violent\u003cbr\u003eresistance. The most important evidence available is the Gospel of Matthew itself, Jewish\u003cbr\u003eethical writings such as Pirkei Avot, other Mishna writings, and writings on the lex talionis.\u003cbr\u003eThe evidence points to an audience that would have perceived Jesus as teaching non-violence\u003cbr\u003ein a context of resistance rather than completely passive submission. That this is the most\u003cbr\u003eplausible interpretation is evident from a comparison of the Gospel account with the oral law.\u003cbr\u003eThe evidence will demonstrate how Jewish political ideologies regarding peace had opposed\u003cbr\u003ethe Roman Empire since the fall of the Hasmonean Dynasty and had fostered a climate of\u003cbr\u003epolitical discontent. This discontent reflected the resolution of the Jewish people to overcome\u003cbr\u003etheir oppression. However, some such as Bar Kochba and Judas Maccabee fought for\u003cbr\u003epolitical liberation of the people, while others, as seen in the Dead Sea Scrolls, capitulated\u003cbr\u003eand created eschatological stories to cope with an oppressive political regime. The mitzvoth\u003cbr\u003eof the listeners reflect the ethical and political ideologies of those who listened to the Sermon.\u003cbr\u003eOften commentaries depict Jesus as not being politically orientated -neither for nor against\u003cbr\u003eeither Rome or the Jewish temple leadership. In contrast, this dissertation argues that Jesus\u003cbr\u003eutilizes Jewish ethical and intellectual thought to influence the political ideology of those\u003cbr\u003ewho heard him speak. The overall finding of this dissertation will be that the writer of\u003cbr\u003eMatthew depicts a Jesus who, in style, form, and content, builds on a Jewish ethical\u003cbr\u003efoundation to promote non-violent assertion of equality and human dignity in the widely\u003cbr\u003eknown and oft-cited Sermon on the Mount","brand":"Charles Wylie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120287891696,"sku":"9780994111739","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780994111739_p0.jpg?v=1763899640","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780994111739","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}