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The importance of the Gospel of Matthew in church history cannot be overstated. For Jewish readers, it affirmed the Messiahship of Jesus, referring consistently to the Scriptures to establish his credentials. For Gentile disciples, it provided powerful and dramatic support of their inclusion in God’s kingdom. The cross of Christ had removed the division between Jew and non-Jew, and through...

THE BEATITUDES OPEN the Sermon on the Mount with a sober yet dazzling vision of the operation of the kingdom of heaven among God’s people. More than simply a formal literary introduction,1 the Beatitudes summarize the essence of the sermon’s message, giving in a nutshell the way in which the kingdom makes its impact on the lives of those who respond to it. The character of this kingdom life contravenes the values that most people hold dear, because God’s blessing rests on the unlikely ones—the
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