{"product_id":"9780310327134_sermon-on-the-mount","title":"Sermon on the Mount","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmphasizing the historical distance between the New Testament and our contemporary culture, \u003cem\u003eThe Sermon on the Mount \u003c\/em\u003eoffers helpful contextual insights for those seeking to discern how to live out the Bible in today's world. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis sermon is the moral portrait of Jesus' own people--yet the contrast between his vision and our lives is so stark that many theologians have tried to soften the demands it makes on us until it's been skewed beyond recognition in the minds of many Christians. The goal of this special volume of The Story of God Bible Commentary series is to investigate the Sermon on the Mount in light of the way Jesus meant it to be heard, requiring us to ask difficult questions about ethics, discipleship, and salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first commentary series to do so, SGBC offers a clear and compelling exposition of biblical texts, guiding everyday readers in how to creatively and faithfully live out the Bible in their own contexts. Its story-centric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach volume employs three main, easy-to-use sections designed to help readers live out God's story: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLISTEN to the Story: \u003c\/strong\u003e Includes complete NIV text with references to other texts at work in each passage, encouraging the reader to hear it within the Bible's grand story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEXPLAIN the Story: \u003c\/strong\u003e Explores and illuminates each text as embedded in its canonical and historical setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLIVE the Story: \u003c\/strong\u003e Reflects on how each text can be lived today and includes contemporary stories and illustrations to aid preachers, teachers, and students.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of top-notch theologians, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of God Bible Commentary\u003c\/em\u003e series will bring relevant, balanced, and clear-minded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scot McKnight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40699296907313,"sku":"9780310327134","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9780310327134.jpg?v=1780471003","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9780310327134_sermon-on-the-mount","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}