Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount

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Our Lord's Sermon on the Mount (originally De sermone Domini in monte) is a book written by the Christian saint Augustine of Hippo in 393. [1] [2]

The book is a commentary on Jesus's speech known as the Sermon on the Mount, as presented in the Gospel of Matthew Chapters 5-7. Augustine considered this speech "a perfect standard of the Christian life". [1] [3]

Augustine wrote the book in two volumes. In the first volume he studies Chapter 5 and asks, "Is it humanely possible to put the Beatitudes into practice?" The second volume studies Chapters 6 and 7, and offers a condensed theology of prayer. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Saint Augustine by Serge Lancel, 2010, ISBN   0-334-02866-3, p. 177
  2. Crisis Magazine website
  3. Seeking Wisdom And Virtue website
  4. Logos website