Attain Sermon On The Mount (The Story Of God Bible Commentary) Picturized By Scot McKnight Conveyed As Booklet

well rounded, nontechnical commentary, Full of wonderful McKnightisms. Very helpful for sermon prep, This is a very readable, nontechnical commentary on the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew's Gospel, chapters, Each section of the sermon is treated in its own chapter which includes, of course, the text which is then elucidated in three parts Listen to the Story, Explain the Story, and Live the Story which are pretty much selfexplanatory.
A helpful introduction explains the author's take on the Sermon and Moral Theory dealing with various possible approaches to ethics, This understanding is then applied in the subsequent commentary, The author looks at a rather limited range of scholars for possible alternative takes on the text but for the kind of commentary this is I did not find it a problem.
There are not too many commentaries I would sit down and read through but that's just what I did with this one, This is a 'must read' commentary for preachers and bible students, As always, Scot McKnight is easy to read but with challenges and 'food for thought' on every page, Good applications to apply. From 'The Story of God Commentary Series', Good, challenging read on the Sermon on the Mount, If you are preaching or teaching on the Sermon on the Mount this book is a must read, Wonderful resource to dive deep into the words of Jesus found in Matthew, This was one of my "goto" commentaries for preaching the Sermon on the Mount, Good insights and applications. Not overly technical, but thorough, This was, hands down, the best thing I recently read on The Sermon on the Mount, Im relatively new to McKnights more scholarly stuff Ive read some of his more popular level books,

Pound for pound, I just think this might be the best one, Its up there with Stotts,

McKnights grasp of the Kingdom and Kingdom living were so insightful and paradigmatic in my understanding, The introduction was full of insight and helpful correctives to various approaches to the Sermon, I was digging this from page one, A very accessible commentary, with a high proportion of insight and less focus on grammatical minutia, Good for a lay reader! McKnight is Anabaptist, and while I do not always share his views, he makes you think, This book is very well written and I believe it would be easily accessible to both lay readers and to those looking for more scholarly research, This is a very good commentary to use when studying the Sermon on the Mount, McKnight splits each chapter intosections:

, Listen to the Story this is the text plus some other Biblical references
, Explain the Story McKnight provides a commentary to the text and uses a large number of other commentators works to help explain what the text means,
. Live the Story this is McKnight's view on how we can interpret the the text so as to "do it',

I enjoy a commentator who references others, However, there were many times when there were so many supporting references that I struggled to understand the key point of the text, What I most appreciated about McKnight's words were when he moved into the "living the story" section, I didn't always agree with his perspectives but generally found his interpretations valuable to understanding the Sermon,

He concludes with the following:

"The proper response to the Sermon is to declare who he Jesus is by the way we live, "

McKnight's thorough work enables the reader to understand both the how and why of Jesus' challenge, Accordingly, it is a valuable commentary for studying this essential piece of Jesus' teaching, This book is a commentary and is part of The Story of God series, The editors represent a diverse range of scholars from different denominational backgrounds and gender, I am neutral about this, Such an approach might be good if all the scholars work on the same material so that each segment received a different set of presuppositions, but, otherwise, all you get with such an approach is a different set of presuppositions for each individual segment.
I researched all the contributors, though, and they all seem legitimate with a conservative, standard exegetical approach, so that is a positive,

The contributors deny that this is an "application" commentary, but it is similar, which is why they have to argue it, I suppose, The overall setup of the text has the NIV version of the text, which is not my favourite, but which I do not dislike, followed by sections of commentary to a set pattern.


The first of these is entitled "Listen to the Story," which is the introduction to the passage, This is where any parallels are referenced,

The second is called "Explain the Story, " The section of commentary explains the passage as it relates to the overall biblical story, It does not go exceptionally indepth, claiming to use footnotes for materials that readers will have readily on hand, This is where the explication comes in as well as the biblical background, cultural tropes, and theological interpretations, Essentially, this is written for laymen, which I dislike as I feel it dumbs down the text, and I took away one star from my rating because of this.


The last commentary section is entitled "Live the Story," which is the application, It serves to indicate how Christians today should apply the biblical concepts to their lives, This makes this an application

Bible, which they claimed it was not, which is why I took away another star in my ranking,

Overall, this commentary is okay, It is not incredible or unique in its approach, If you use the NIV and do not care about going massively indepth, then this might be a good choice, The book does include indices for Scripture, subjects, and authors, which I appreciate,
. Accessible and helpful. McKnight does a great job of communicating the overall message of the Sermon on the Mount without getting bogged down in technicalities, Very helpful in Sermon Prep and in getting a broad overview, This isn't the place to go for indepth analysis of the Greek text, but great for thinking through the theology of the text and its contemporary application, Excellent look at the SoM in light of the Story of Scripture, Insightful exploration of the text and helpful look at the implications of the text for believers today, Highly recommended for anyone studying, teaching, or preaching the SoM, Helpful text to have alongside Allison, Stott, Talbert, and the many other texts written on the SoM, Excellent. There is lot of scripture in here, Scot McKnight is a most helpful theologian, He corrects our misconceptions on the gospel, kingdom, and smaller areas of theology, and he does this in a way he would want to be corrected: gracefully, with love and mercy towards others.


His exegesis and tone is guided by the very thing he is focusing on: the Jesus Creed and the Golden Rule,.stars. McKnight strikes the right tone, deals honestly and humbly with the text, treats diverse viewpoints fairly and respectfully, and tries hard to bridge the gap between ancient scripture and postmodern culture.
If you don't mind being pushed and challenged, he makes a delightful sparring partner, I have now read this book twicenot because I loved it, but because it was assigned for a class and I needed a refresher before the class began.


I did appreciate it much more the second time around, McKnight is an Anglican with anabaptist leanings, and in my opinion slightly leftward political sensitivities, I should not have been surprised therefore to disagree with several of his conclusions about the Sermon on the Mount's application today, I appreciate his desire to let the Sermon speak without our intruding caveats, but on the other hand our intruding caveats are sometimes necessary if we are to interpret Scripture with Scripture.


Throughout the book McKnight speaks helpfully of a threefold ethic in the Sermon: an Ethic from Above revelation, an Ethic from Below wisdom, and an Ethic from Beyond eschatology.
And in every chapter he not only interprets but illustrates and exemplifies, This book on the Sermon on the Mount Matthewtoprovides a blueprint for how God wants us to live our lives, Below I provideexamples out of many where McKnight provides practical insight on how what Matthew had to say remains highly relevant today,

The author challenges us to simplify our lifestyle and focus on our relationship with God, He also dives into “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also”,
Further, he analyzes what it means to love others, including your enemies, He also spends considerable time outlining the way to have reconciled relationships and the benefits that it provides,
Lastly, he delves into what it means to be the light of the world,

This book is foundational and clearly a blueprint, I am pretty sure that every time I read it, I will be challenged in different ways,
A clear and brilliant commentary on what is clearly Jesus's manifesto the Sermon on the Mount This commentary series is an excellent one for a busy pastor.
In the same vein as the NIVAC but with a more succinct, and to me, more relevant application, McKnight tackles the Sermon on the Mount from the position of Christology and Ethics as a unified whole: namely, our ethics reveal our Christology as our response to Christ's words in the Sermon.
I used this along with Jonathan Pennington's tome on the Sermon and Virtue Ethics as well as John Stott's classic treatment of the Sermon, This is by far the most thorough handling I've ever read regarding the Sermon on the Mount and I found it to be robust, evenhanded, and honest, McKnight is a stud and a theologian, while I would label myself as a perpetual pastoral student of Scripture, That distinction is an important precursor to my only hesitation forstarring this great book, It seemed like there were segments in which McKnight painted with broad strokes, giving the spirit of what Jesus was communicating to be applied with wisdom and nuance while at other times he was disorientingly specific, giving prohibitions for scenarios.
For example, he said Christians should refuse to take an oath in a courtroom an odd hard line in the context of his overall tone,

That said, if you want to wrestle with the strong and bold statements in the most wellknown sermon in history, I wouldn't start anywhere else! Emphasizing the historical distance between the New Testament and our contemporary culture, The Sermon on the Mount offers helpful contextual insights for those seeking to discern how to live out the Bible in today's world.
This sermon is the moral portrait of Jesus' own peopleyet 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.
The 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 storycentric approach is ideal for pastors, students, Sunday school teachers, and laypeople alike, Each volume employs three main, easytouse sections designed to help readers live out God's Edited by Scot McKnight and Tremper Longman III, and written by a number of topnotch theologians, The Story of God Bible Commentary series will bring relevant, balanced, and clearminded theological insight to any biblical education or ministry.
Just excellent commentary on the Sermon by McKnight, I only wanted it to be longer, Not a technical commentary, it really is a primer of discipleship that takes Jesus's words to heart and makes his charges clear, McKnight talks of the Ethics of Above, Below, and Beyond and illuminates the path for both individuals and the church, So rewarding and opens up many other commentators on the Sermon as well, Need to read my Bonhoeffer again, so discomforting in the best possible way, I found the exposition of the Sermon in the Mount by Scott McKnight to be very helpful in places, However, the interpretation of the text varied too much, In certain passages. Often, the explanation of a passage was filled with helpful, insightful detail, Then in other passages, McKnight seemed rushed and was often superficial in his remarks, Yet in the sections of the book where the author went into great detail in his explanation of a passage, I found his work invaluable, I would include this commentary on my shelf of works relating to the Sermon in the Mount,

I highly recommend the third section of each chapter where the Live The Story supplied the application of each section of text, There were some powerful discussions offered, .