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Syllabus: 02NT719 – The Sermon on the Mount -- Pennington 1
02NT719 The Sermon on the Mount
RTS – Orlando July 20-24, 2015
Dr. Jonathan T. Pennington M-F 9:00am-4:00pm
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“So anyone who thinks that he has understood the divine scriptures or any part of them, but
cannot by his understanding build up this double love of God and neighbor, has not yet
succeeded in understanding them.”
~ Augustine, On Christian Teaching
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION 02NT719 The Sermon on the Mount ~ English Bible (2 hours)
II. LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this course the student should:
1. Have a greater familiarity with and appreciation for the Gospel of Matthew.
2. Have a greater understanding of and depth of knowledge of the Sermon on the Mount.
3. Memorize the Beatitudes.
3. Have a sermon/teaching outline for the entire Sermon on the Mount.
III. REQUIRED TEXTS Allison, Jr., Dale C. Studies in Matthew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005.
Crump, David. Encountering Jesus, Encountering Scripture: Reading the Bible Critically in
Faith. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013.
Doriani, Daniel. The Sermon on the Mount: The Character of a Disciple. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R,
2006.
Greenman, J.P., T. Larsen, and S. Spencer, eds., The Sermon on the Mount through the Centuries:
From the Early Church to John Paul II . Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2007.
McKnight, Scot. The Sermon on the Mount (The Story of God Bible Commentary). Grand Rapids:
Zondervan, 2013.
Quarles, Charles. Sermon on the Mount: Restoring Christ’s Message to the Modern Church.
Nashville: B&H, 2011.
SELECTED REQUIRED READING:
Kostenberger, A. (with David Jones), God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical
Foundation SECOND EDITION – CHAPTER 11. Wheaton: Crossway, 2010. **Only Chapter
11 of this book is required reading.**
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Wright, N.T. “The Lord’s Prayer as a Paradigm of Christian Prayer,” chapter 7 in R.N.
Longenecker, Into God’s Presence: Prayer in the New Testament.
Johnson, Keith. “Hearing the Music of the Gospel”
ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED (OPTIONAL) COMMENTARIES & RESOURCES ON
MATTHEW:
Pennington, Jonathan T. Reading the Gospels Wisely: A Literary and Theological Introduction.
Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012.
France, R. T. Matthew: Evangelist and Teacher. Wipf & Stock. ISBN: 1592449360.
France, R. T. The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007).
Carson, D. A. Matthew (EBC). Grand Rapids: Zondervan.
Nolland, John. The Gospel of Matthew (NIGTC). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2005. ISBN:
0802823890.
Allison, Dale C., Jr. Matthew (ICC); 3 vols; paperback or hardback. New York: T&T
Clark/Continuum.
Bruner, Frederick D. Matthew; 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.
Hagner, Donald. Matthew (WBC); 2 vols. Waco: Word.
Luz, Ulrich. Matthew. 3 vols. English translation of 4 volumes in German. Vol. 1, Fortress, 1992
(will be replaced soon). Vol. 2 is in the Hermeneia series, Fortress, as will be vol. 3 and the new
vol. 1.
Pennington, Jonathan T. Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
2008.
SOME ADDITIONAL (OPTIONAL) WORKS ON THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT: Talbert, Charles H. Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Ethical
Decision Making in Matthew 5-7. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
Bauman, Clarence. The Sermon on the Mount: The Modern Quest for Its Meaning Macon: Mercer
University Press, 1985.
Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn. Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001
(reprint).
Carter, Warren. What Are They Saying About Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount? New York:
Paulist, 1994.
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Guelich, Robert A. The Sermon on the Mount: A Foundation for Understanding. Waco: Word,
1992.
Harrington, Daniel and James Keenan. Jesus and Virtue Ethics. Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.
McArthur, Harvey K. Understanding the Sermon on the Mount. New York: Harper & Bros.,
1960.
Pelikan, Jaroslav. Divine Rhetoric: The Sermon on the Mount as Message and as Model in
Augustine, Chrysostom and Luther Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000.
Wenham, David. “The Rock on Which to Build: Some Mainly Pauline Observations about the
Sermon on the Mount,” pp. 187-206 in Daniel M. Gurtner and John Nolland, eds., Built Upon the
Rock: Studies in the Gospel of Matthew. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
IV. LEARNING ASSESSMENT 1. Exam = 50 points
2. Study Questions – 9 @ 15 pts each = 135 points
3. Sermon Response Report Paper = 25 points
4. Final Preaching Project = 100 points
310 points
Note also that points will be deducted for not completing reading. See Reading Report.
Grading Scale
95% - 100% A 84% - 87% B 74% - 77% C 64% - 67% D
90% - 94% A- 80% - 83% B- 70% - 73% C- 60% - 63% D-
88% - 89% B+ 78% - 79% C+ 68% - 69% D+ 0% - 59% F
Exam
A note on the exam: There is an exam a few weeks into the course that covers all the material
from the preceding reading and will focus especially on the material from the lectures at the
beginning of the class. Also note that for the exam you will need to memorize and reproduce the
Beatitudes (your choice of translation).
Reading Assignments
There are six textbooks for this course. Only portions of Allison’s Studies in Matthew book will
be read. Crump must be read in its entirety before the course begins. Greenman must be read in its
entirety before Day 2 of the course. Portions of McKnight, Doriani, and Quarles will be read in
the early part of the class. The rest of these three commentaries on the Sermon will be read in
conjunction with the assigned passages in the Sermon.
NOTE that the break down of the passages/readings in these commentaries do not always
correspond exactly with the way I have broken up the passages for study, so adjust your reading
as necessary to correspond with the passages we are studying.
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Please note that you are required to keep a record of your reading and turn in the Reading
Report (see last page of syllabus) when the final project is due. Failure to do so will result in an
‘F’ for the class.
Study Questions For each of the assigned 9 sections of the Sermon, in addition to reading McKnight, Doriani, and
Quarles, you should complete the Study Questions sheet (found online with the same name).
Type out your answers to these questions and bring them to class each day to be turned in. These
will stimulate and guide our daily discussions. These will also be helpful for you to use for your
Final Project. These will be graded for completeness and evident thoughtfulness. These can take
some time to complete, so plan ahead!
Sermon Response Report In addition to the other class work, an important part of the education of this class is hearing
preaching on the Sermon on the Mount modeled. For this purpose (and for your edification), you
are required to listen to the eight sermons on the Beatitudes by John Piper listed below and write a
3-page response report. This report should indicate that you have listened to all of the assigned
sermons and should give any response, reaction or impact received from this experience.
The eight sermons can all be found at:
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Sermons/BySeries/22/.
Please listen to each sermon in its entirety.
Final Preaching/Teaching Project The main project for this class is a very practical one: You will be required to put together a
preaching or teaching plan for the entire Sermon on the Mount. This will include an outline of the
whole Sermon broken into different preaching or teaching units (i.e., which passages you will
cover per session) – and these do not have to be identical to those we follow throughout the class.
For each unit you will give a ‘beefy’ teaching outline of your main points and any subpoints,
including illustrations and application. You are not required to write out a full manuscript for each
sermon/teaching (although this would certainly be great!), but you must provide at least some
discussion of what you will say under each point. In other words, a simple, Roman-numeral or
bullet point outline will not suffice! I want you to think carefully through what you will be saying
and give evidence of this. The amount of care and thought evidenced in the work will determine
the grade.
You should also indicate in the introduction what the anticipated audience for this project is, for
example, preaching to a rural congregation; a Sunday small group of couples; a Sunday School
class for high students, etc. Your points and applications should be tailored to your anticipated
audience.
This project is due at the end of finals week (see date on Schedule below). Late projects will
receive a reduction of 5 points/day, including weekend days, so don’t be late!
You will likely want to start working on this before the end of the semester.
Reading Report
The purpose of the reading report is to ensure that students have completed the required reading
for the course. You must read the required material by the date noted in the course schedule
below. The reading report is to be handed in when the final project is due (see course schedule).
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Persons who do not hand in a reading report will receive an “F” for the class. The form to be
used for the reading report is found at the end of the syllabus. See that form for how the reading
affects your grade.
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V. COURSE SCHEDULE
DATE CLASS TIME READING/ASSIGNMENTS DUE
July 20 Course Introduction
Lecture 1: Reading the Gospels Well
+ Part 1: What are the Gospels and
How Do We Read Them Well?
+ Part 2: What is our Goal in Reading
the Gospels?
Lecture 2: Reading the Sermon Well
+ Part 1: Narrative Context ~ Reading
Matthew Well
Allison, Studies Chapters 2,3,6,7,10,11
All of the Gospel of Matthew (any
translation)
Johnson, ‘Hearing the Music’
All of Crump
July 21 Lecture 2: Reading the Sermon Well
+ Part 2: Historical and Ecclesial
Context ~ The History of the
Interpretation of the Sermon
+ Part 3: Theological and Ethical
Context ~ A ‘Virtue Ethics’ Reading
of the Sermon
+ Part 4: Some Final Words ~ A
Cornucopia of Guidelines for
Interpreting the Sermon
Quarles, Sermon, introduction
Doriani, Sermon pp.1-12
McKnight, Sermon pp.1-17
All of Greenman
July 22 5:1-12
5:13-16
5:17-32
5:33-48
Corresponding sections for each passage
in McKnight, Doriani, and Quarles
commentaries
Kostenberger, chapter 11
Wright, “The Lord’s Prayer”
Study Questions for each passage
July 23 6:1-21
6:19-34
7:1-12
Corresponding sections for each passage
in McKnight, Doriani, and Quarles
commentaries
Study Questions for each passage
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7:13-23
7:24-8:1
July 24
Catch-up as necessary
Lecture: The Afterlife of the Sermon
2:30-4pm Exam (including memorization of the
Beatitudes)
Aug 24 FINAL PROJECT DUE
Sermon Response Report DUE
(emailed by 5:00pm EST)
Preaching/Teaching Project
Sermon Response Report
Reading Report
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Name: _________________________________
READING REPORT – 02NT719 – Sermon on the Mount (English Bible) – Pennington
Designate below the percentage of the assigned reading done for each day with the manner in which you fulfilled
the reading assignment. There will be grade deductions for items skimmed, late or not read. Assignments that are
not read by the assigned class period are to be marked in the “Skimmed/Late” category.
Date Reading Assignments Read Thoughtfully Skimmed/Late Did not Read
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4