Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
Matthian version
Lukan version
Sermon on the Mount -- Sermon at the Temple (3rd Nephi)
Non-LDS scholar from Harvard --in Matthew, Jesus is teaching as a Rabbi -- reinterp law of Moses to fit His day
in 3rd Nephi, speaking as the Messiah
Come unto me 18-20
23-24 Then come unto me
Jesus has replaced the altar as the center of salvation
Be ye therefore perfect Matt 5:48
3 Nephi 12:48
glorified being
Then healed them. -- miracles -- all manner of sicknesses
What is meant by the Sermon on the Mount (8-sided building)
both temple texts -- allusions to, connections to the most sacred teachings and central celebrations of ancient worship
Context of temple
Sermon on the Mount
they do have a Heavenly Father -- temple desire to enter God's presence
giving a specific understanding of what happens in the temple
Matthew 6:9
jewel -- the Lord's prayer
when you pray
when ye (plural) pray
formal prayer
what people did in temple settings in the ancient world
Psalms of Thanks: Recognizes what God Does -- God for what He does
Psalms of Praise: Recognizes who God is -- God for what He is
Praise -- Hallowed be thy name
Pedition -- forgive our debts as we forgive our debtors
doxology short hymn of praise often added at the end of psalms, etc.
For thine is the kingdom, . . . .
Following the sermon -- miracle after miracle -- His actions reflecting the very nature of His teachings
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