Aaron, 72
abba, 147, 155n18
Abijam, 125
abuse, 14–15
acquired honor, 27–30
Adam and Eve, 1–2, 111, 114–18, 203
adoption, as children of God, 71–72, 235–36
adultery: antithesis on, 100–101; divorce and, 111, 112–14, 118; law on, 121n8; variants in teaching on, 301–3; in Gospel of Matthew, 324
agape, 256–57
agency, 4–5
Albright, W. F., 138n52
Alexander Jannaeus, 192n9
Allison, Dale C. Jr., 10–11, 127, 138n54
Alma, 224
‘āmēn, 95, 107n9
Ammerman, Nancy T., 213n38
Amulek, 137n39
anger, 8–10, 98–99, 300–301, 333–34
antithesis: overview, 93–94, 131; fulfillment of law and, 94–96; nature and structure of, 96–98; content of, 98–104; in context of Matthew 5, 104–5; conclusions on, 106; defined, 138n54. See also thesis-antithesis method
apostasy, 113
Archelaus, 193n10
Aristotle, 212n16
Asa, 125
Asay, Carlos E., 86, 87
asceticism, 162–63
ascribed honor, 26–27
‘ashre, 65
asking, 242–43, 278–79
Atonement: adoption as children of God through, 71–72; salvation through, 218–20; Jubilee and, 232–33; justice through, 233–34; will of God and, 239–40; kingdom of God and, 240–41; as act of mercy, 265
Augustine of Hippo, vii, viii, 1–2, 305
Augustus, 26
authority, of Jesus Christ, 38–39, 46–49, 95–96
auzanousin, 308
Bachman, Danel, 143–44
backhanded slap, 12, 29
Ballard, M. Russell, 81, 84, 86, 209
baptism, 2, 331, 340n27
Barker, Margaret, 239
Barnabas, 221
Barr, David L., 79
beam, 181–82, 263, 273–77, 290
Beatitudes: as declaration of honor, 30–31; as teaching style, 43–44; Psalms and, 59–60, 73–74; temple and, 61–65; literary form of, 65–66; content of, 66–73; disciples and, 79–80; antitheses and, 104; divine passive in, 231–36; mercy in, 252–55; discernment in, 269–72; in JST, 285–86; in 1 Peter, 331–32; in Epistle of James, 333
beatus, 65, 79, 137n43, 252
Bednar, David A., 233, 241, 282n22
Benjamin, King, 235–36
Ben Sira, 204, 212n9
Benson, Ezra Taft, 82, 203
bet midrash, 38
Betz, Hans Dieter: on judgment, 35; on public worship, 37; on good deeds, 85; on salt losing savor, 86; on materialism, 89–90; on perfection, 267n17; on “holy thing,” 322
Bible. See Joseph Smith Translation (JST); New Testament; Old Testament
blessedness, 79–80, 91n11
blessings: asking for, 145–46, 242–43, 278–79; for just and unjust, 147; Golden Rule and, 205–6
blind man, proverb of, 261–63, 274
Blomberg, Craig L., 216
bodies, 162–63
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich, 222
Book of Mormon: Sermon on the Mount quoted in, viii, 313–22; reaction to sermon in, 42–43, 50–56; understanding sermon through, 110
Boraston, George, 211n1
brokers, 34–35
brother, resolving transgression of, 323–24
Bruce, F. F., 129
Buddhism, 210
Caesar, 26
Callis, Charles A., 209
Camfield, Benjamin, 211n1
celestial kingdom, 68–69, 133, 161
celibacy, 118–19
challenge-riposte contest, 27–30
Chancey, Mark, 194n17
change of heart, 165–66, 217, 226
charis, 259
charity, 226
cheek, turning other, 12–15, 29
children, original sin and, 2
children of God: becoming, 20–21, 149, 259–60; adoption as, 71–72, 235–36; created in God’s image, 117–18; peacemakers called, 234–35
chortazo, 339n7
Christianity, Sermon on the Mount in early, 313, 322
Christofferson, D. Todd, 170–71
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: teachings on origins of evil, 2–4; views on divorce, 120; insights on perfection, 132–33; as kingdom of God, 144–45, 161
Cicero, 33–34
Classical dialectic, 96
Clement of Alexandria, 222
Clement of Rome, 221
clients, 32–33
Codex Bezae, 302, 303, 305
Codex Sinaiticus, 300, 303, 308
Codex Vaticanus, 300, 302, 303
Codex Washingtonianus, 302, 303
comfort, 67–68, 231–33, 254
commandments, 54–55, 127, 136n24, 316
Community of Christ, 283
condemnation, 241–42, 260–61
Confucius, 204, 212nn14,16
Constantine, 10
contention, 8–9
continuing revelation, 51–53
conversion, 168–69, 226–27
corrupt tree, parable of, 276, 282n18, 334–35
covenants, 82–84, 149
cross, taking up, 291
Crucifixion, 60–61, 193n14
Cushing, Ryan, 17–19, 20
Davies, W. D., 127, 138n54
Day of Atonement, 232, 242, 244
Dead Sea Scrolls, 16, 43, 57n13, 67
debts, 291
deeds, 128, 137n42, 215–18. See also good works
desire, 129–30
Dew, Sheri L., 130
Didache, 186, 307, 322
discernment: overview, 268–69; persecution and, 271–72; of truth, 272–73; hypocrisy and, 273–75; of good and evil, 275–78, 326; obtaining, 278–79; conclusions on, 279–80; Stephen L. Richards on, 281n16; David A. Bednar on, 282n22
disciples: being not of the world, 76–77; setting for sermon and, 77–79; Beatitudes and, 79–80; as salt of the earth, 80–84, 86–87; as light of the world, 84–86; standard of righteousness for, 87–88; perfection of, 88–90, 281n14; worldliness and, 90–91; temptations for, 255; grace and, 259; as leaders, 261–63, 274; as sermon audience, 284–85; providing for, 293–94, 325–26, 332
discipleship: worldliness and, 86–87; characteristics of true, 127, 255–57; perfection and, 135; will of God and, 216; works and, 223–25; trials of, 254–55; temptation in, 255; inward versus outward, 263–64
divine passive: overview, 230–31; in Beatitudes, 231–36; in Lord’s Prayer, 236–41; in Sermon on the Mount, 241–43; conclusions on, 243–44
divorce: antithesis on, 101; Dallin H. Oaks on, 108n36; teachings on, 111–14, 118–20; among Jews, 121n1; variants in teaching on, 301–3; in Gospel of Matthew, 324–25; in Gospel of Mark, 328
dogs, 185–87, 200nn78,80
doxology, 246n19, 306
Duling, Dennis, 77
Dummelow, J. R., 80
Eastern Terra Sigillata, 195n27
Ecclesiasticus, 212n9
Ehrman, Bart, 78
eike, 300–301
emphatic negation, 267n15
enduring trials, 127–28
enemies, commandment to love: as means to “resist not evil,” 15–21; antithesis on, 103–4, 131; language for, 109n45, 256–57; written law and, 138n56; variants in teaching on, 303–4
enlightenment, mountains as symbol of, 78
Enoch, city of, 165–66
Essenes, 75n13, 175, 185, 193n11, 196n32
eternal perfection, 133
eternal progression, 153n4
ethical purity, 184–85
Eucharist, 186–87
evil: origin of, 1–4; defined, 4–5; responding to, 5–7, 17–21; “resist not evil,” 7–12; turning other cheek and, 12–15; knowledge of good and, 208; discernment of good and, 275–78
evil eye, 36, 41n43
evil spirits, 201n90
exaltation, 117–18, 120, 153n4, 167–68
exorcisms, 201n90
experience gap, 208–9
eye: evil, 36, 41n43; eye single, 290; plucking out, 290–91, 324
“eye for eye, tooth for tooth,” 5–7, 8
faith: in patronage, 34; Golden Rule and, 209–10; in gospel, 217–18; moving forward in, 218, 325–26; salvation through, 218–20; works and, 220–22
Fall, 1–2
false prophets, 85, 187–90, 201n88, 215, 275–78
family: ascribed honor and, 26; in Mediterranean society, 31
“The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” 117
Faust, James E., 14, 282n17
feasting, 253
1 Peter, 331–33, 340n27
First Presidency, 212n16
Fitzmeyer, Joseph, 155n18
forced service, 103, 108n42
forgiveness: for enemies, 17–19; mercy and, 147, 242, 261; God as model of, 325; in Gospel of Mark, 328–29
fornication, 113, 118, 301–2
forswearing, 102
France, R. T., 81, 107n9
fruits. See deeds
funerary customs, of Jerusalem, 178–79, 196n33
Galilee, 37, 177, 178, 194n19, 195n20
Gensler, Harry J., 203, 207–8, 210
Gentiles, 158, 180–81, 186, 293–94, 315
Gibbon, Edward, 10–11
God: agency and, 3; using evil for his purposes, 3; as Patron, 34–35; seeing, 62–64, 69–70, 71, 151–52; personality of, 66; mercy of, 70, 250–51; mountains as symbol of approaching, 78–79; reverencing name of, 102, 148–49, 188–89, 236–38; nature of, 117–18; sermon teachings on, 140–41, 152–53; as Father in Heaven, 141–45, 147, 153n2, 155nn18,19; will of, 142, 215–18, 238–40, 244, 246nn19, 23; characteristics of, 145–47; our relationship with, 147–51; glory of, 154n11; knowing, 227; providence of, 240–41; being reconciled to, 244; reciprocity and, 258–61; providing for disciples, 325–26; tempting, 334. See also children of God
Godhead, 148
Golden Rule: overview of, 202–3; before Jesus, 203–4; taught by Jesus, 204–7; application of, 207–10; conclusions on, 210–11; criticism of, 213n25; mercy and, 234, 258
Goodman, John, 211n1
good Samaritan, 264
good tree, parable of, 276, 282n18, 334–35
good works: glorify God, 84–85; salvation through, 220–25; purpose of, 225–27; in 1 Peter, 332
gospel, proving, 217–18
Gospels: understanding, 24–25; parallels in, 309. See also specific Gospels
grace, 40n32, 218–22, 259
gratitude, 34
greed, 36
grief, 254
ha’addam, 115–17
Hagner, Donald A., 138n53
halachah, 48
Hales, Robert D., 90
hallow, 236–38
hand(s): left and right, 12; cutting off, 290–91, 324
Hanson, K. C., 25–26
happiness, versus blessedness, 80
Hardy, Heather, 171n1
hate, 16–17, 103–4
heart: pure in, 62–64, 71, 138n45, 151–52, 156n32; perfection and, 89; change of, 165–66, 217, 226
Hellman, Martin, 11
“he opened his mouth,” 64–65
Herod Antipas, 121n3, 177
Herodius, 121n3
Herod the Great, 193n10
Hill, David, 139n57
Hillel, Rabbi: on Aaron as peacemaker, 72; anger and, 99; on divorce, 112, 113, 119, 121n5; Golden Rule and, 204; on loving enemies, 258
Hinckley, Gordon B.: on racial divisiveness, 16–17; on righteousness and preservation of wicked, 82; on light of Christ, 85; on doing your best, 139n68; on contributing, 171; on Golden Rule, 206; on mercy, 265
Hinduism, 210
holiness, 135n7, 236–38, 245n17, 297n10
Holland, Jeffrey R., 143, 148
Holy Ghost, 130, 209, 233, 272–73, 282n17
holy things, 185–87
Homer, 204
homosexuality, 17
honor: in Mediterranean society, 24–25; shame and, 25–26; ascribed and acquired, 26–27; challenge-riposte contests and, 27–30; declarations of, 30–32; wealth and, 35–36
hope, 167–69
houses built upon rock and sand, 37–38, 263–64, 277–78, 316–17
humility, 66–67, 252–53
hunger, those who, 253. See also righteousness
hypocrisy: of priestly authorities, 181–85, 199nn66,67, 200n71, 287–88; in discipleship, 216–17, 263, 327; works and, 223–25; discernment and, 273–78, 280n9; according to Matthew, 281n11; self-deception and, 281n13; in Epistle of James, 335
Ignatius, 222
illumination, mountains as symbol of, 78
imagination, Golden Rule and, 210
individualism, 25
infant baptism, 2
inheritance, 235–36, 260
integrity, 126, 216–17
Intercessory Prayer, 77, 90–91, 227
inverted recapitulation, 315–16
Irenaeus, 301
Islam, 210
Israelites: Mosaic law and, 6; Psalms and, 62; commanded to be perfect, 125, 135n7; provisions for, 241
Ivins, Anthony W., 205–6
Jackson, Kent P., 190
Jacob, 166–67
James, 127–28, 333–35
Jefferson, Thomas, 9
Jeremiah, David, 19, 20
Jerusalem: as sermon setting, 36–38; social inequality in, 176–81; funerary customs in, 178–79, 196n33; hypocrisy in, 181–85, 200n71
Jerusalem temple, 62–64, 175–80. See also temple
Jesus Christ: ascribed honor and, 26–27; authority of, 38–39, 46–49; as fulfillment of Mosaic law, 49–50, 53–55, 94–96, 106n1, 129–30, 287–89; perfection through, 55–56, 126–27, 133; personality of, 66; as Comforter, 67–68, 231–33; mercy of, 70, 250–51, 265; as Peacemaker, 71–72; being persecuted for, 72–73, 271–72, 293; teaches of God, 140–41, 152–53; temptation of, 143; second coming of, 145, 254; glory of God and, 154n11; hope in, 167–69; cleanses temple, 197n46; Golden Rule taught by, 204–7; knowing, 227–28; commitment to will of God, 246nn19,23; becoming like, 262–63, 266n5, 275, 281n14; commandment to believe in, 286–87; provides for disciples, 293–94, 325–26, 332
Job, 135, 135nn7,8
Johnson, Luke Timothy, 267n14
John the Baptist, 84, 121n3, 185, 260, 323
Joseph Smith Translation (JST): contributions of, 173, 190–91; overview, 283–84; sermon audience in, 284–85; Beatitudes in, 285–86; questions included in, 286–87; oral and written tradition and, 288–89; meanings of sayings in, 290–91; Lord’s Prayer in, 291–93; provisions for disciples in, 293–94; modernization of text, 295–96; conclusions on, 296; as restoration of original text, 299–300, 309
Josephus: patronage and, 33; on prophetic revelation, 47; on hypocrisy of priests, 182, 183, 193n10; on false prophets, 188; on Jewish revolts, 195n20; collects tithes, 195n22; on Pharisees, 196n32; on temple tax, 197n38
Jubilee, 231–33, 239, 242, 245n12
Judd, Frank F. Jr., 49
judgment: hypocrisy and, 181–85; divine passive and, 241–42; reciprocity and, 260–61; discernment and, 273–74; in Epistle of James, 334
Julius Caesar, 26
justice, 14–15, 206–7, 233–34, 257–61
Justin, 300, 301
Justin Martyr, 222
katertismenos, 267n17
Kimball, Spencer W., 86–87, 151, 154n10
King, Martin Luther Jr., 14
King Benjamin, 235–36
kingdom of God: kingdom of heaven and, 144–45, 154n12; commandment to seek, 157–58; historical interpretations of, 158–60; LDS interpretations of, 160–61; temporal life and, 161–63; Restoration and, 163–64; establishing, 164–70; conclusions on, 170–71; Nephites and, 171n1; Atonement and, 240–41; building, 294
kingdom of heaven: as reward, 73; standard of righteousness for, 87–88; kingdom of God and, 144–45, 154n12; least in, 323
Klawans, Jonathan, 190
knowledge: of good and evil, 208; discernment and, 268
Kreeft, Peter, 211
Lachs, Samuel, 65
Lamanties, 164–65
Last Supper, 76–77
law of Moses. see Mosaic law
Laws, Sophie, 128
Lee, Harold B.: on Beatitudes, 66; on blessedness, 80; on Sermon on the Mount, 91, 120; on perfection, 139n59; on private worship, 154n9; on pure in heart, 156n32
Lee, John, 9
left hand, 12
legal proceedings, in Mediterranean society, 29, 35–36
Levites, 173–74, 187. See also priests
Lewis, C. S., 117, 219, 222
liberation, 235–36, 245n13, 248n41
light, 80–81, 84–86
Light of Christ, 208, 210
lilies of the field, 308
Lloyd-Jones, D. Martyn, 6, 8
Locke, John, 2
Lord’s Prayer: teaches of God, 141–42, 146, 147; teaches of heaven, 144; Bruce R. McConkie on, 153n3; divine passive and, 236–41; will of God and, 246n19; JST translation of, 291–93; variants in, 306–7, 309; taught to Nephites, 317–18
love: conversion and, 168; for neighbor, 212n8; mercy and, 257–58; description of, 336–37. See also enemies, commandment to love
Luke (Gospel), viii, 269–70, 280n3, 329–31
Lund, Gerald N., 132
lust, 100–101, 112, 290–91, 324, 334
Luz, Ulrich, 108nn27,38, 136n19
lying, 30
MacArthur, John, 2
Malina, Bruce J., 25, 28, 35
mammon, 89–90, 176–81
Mann, C. S., 138n52
Mark (Gospel), 327–29
marriage, 101, 108n36, 114–20, 301–3. See also divorce
materialism, 89–90, 171
Matthew (Gospel): Sermon on the Mount according to, vii–viii, 323–27; translations of, 7–8, 284; reaction to sermon in, 42–50, 56; antitheses in context of, 104–5; Jewish priestly class in, 193n15; Beatitudes of Luke and, 269–70, 280n3; hypocrisy according to, 281n11
Matthews, Robert J., 190, 283
maturity, 128–29
McConkie, Bruce R.: on covenant disciples, 83; on salvation, 142; on characteristics of God, 147; on God as Father, 147–48; on obedience, 149; on perfection of God, 150; on seeing God, 151; on Lord’s Prayer, 153n3; on works and discipleship, 224
McGrath, Alister, 218, 227
McKay, David O., 148, 169
meat, 187, 200nn78,80
Mediterranean society: understanding, 24–25; honor and shame in, 24–32; patronage in, 32–35, 40n32; wealth in, 35–36; teaching authority in, 38–39
meek, 68–69
Mekilta de Rabbi Ishmael, 45–46
mercy: in Psalms, 70; reciprocity and, 135n7, 147, 257–61; divine passive and, 234; commandment for, 249–50; as Christlike quality, 250–51; in Sermon on the Plain, 251–52; in Beatitudes, 252–55; as part of true discipleship, 255–57, 263–64; proverb of blind man and, 261–63; parables on, 264–65; extending, 265–66; in Epistle of James, 333
merismus, 339n11
Merrill, Joseph F., 207, 210, 211, 214n40
Messiah, Psalms and, 60–61
messianic banquet, 253
millennium, 144
Millet, Robert L., 190
miracles, 143, 216–17, 277
missionary work, 206, 293–94, 325–26
Mohammed, 212n16
Monson, Thomas S., 228
Mormon, 320–22
Moroni, 5, 11–12, 126–27, 136n24, 320–22
Morris, Leon, 216
mortal perfection, 133
Mosaic law: retribution under, 5–7; revelation and, 46–49, 57n14; fulfillment of, 49–50, 53–55, 94–96, 106n1, 129–30, 137n39, 287–89; Nephites and, 51–53; Dead Sea Scrolls and, 57n13; standard of righteousness under, 87–88; thesis-antithesis method and, 93–94, 96–98, 131; marriage and divorce under, 114–15, 121n10; good works under, 137n42; ritual purity under, 184–85; Golden Rule and, 203–7
Moses, 77, 114, 121n10, 250
mote, 181–82, 263, 273–77, 290
mountain, vii–viii, 77–79
mourn, those who, 67–68, 231–33
mouth, “he opened his mouth,” 64–65
Mowinckel, Sigmund, 62
murder, 98–99
Muschamp, Wayne, 280nn6,7
mystery, 116–17
neighbor(s): love for, 17, 103, 207, 212n8, 256, 289; Golden Rule and, 204, 258; learning about, 208–9
Nelson, Russell M.: on Atonement, 77; on perfection, 89, 124, 131, 133; on Golden Rule, 202, 212n16
3 Nephi, sermon quoted in, 313–19
Nephites: Mosaic law and revelation among, 51–53; understanding of, 53–55; kingdom of God and, 164–65, 171n1; Jubilee and, 245n12; knowledge of sermon, 314; religious practices of, 321
New Testament: Psalms in, 60–61; perfection in, 127–28; translation of, 298–99, 309–10; sermon variants in, 299–300; Sermon on the Mount quoted in, 322–23
Neyrey, Jerome, 31
Noah, 124–25
Nolland, John, 125
Oakman, Douglas E., 25–26
Oaks, Dallin H.: on responding to evil, 1; on “resist not evil,” 10; on ‘gay bashing’, 17; on discipleship, 82; on controlling feelings, 100; on divorce, 108n36; on marriage and divorce, 119–20; on kingdom of God, 145; on final judgment, 226; on judgment, 242; on Holy Ghost, 273
Oaks, Kristen M., 273
oaths, swearing, 29–30, 102, 334
obedience, 149, 216–18
Odyssey (Homer), 204
oiktirein, 266n3
oiktirmon, 250–51, 266n3
Old Testament, 124–26, 203–4
olive trees, 240
one flesh, 114–16
Oniads, 175, 193n11
oral law, 48, 57n10, 288–89
Origen, 301, 302
“original sin,” 1–2
ou zainousin, 308
ox, muzzling, 294, 297n19
pacifism, 10–11
Packer, Boyd K., 208, 219–20
Pahoran, 11–12
parable(s): of houses built on rock and sand, 37–38, 263–64, 277–78, 316–17; of ten virgins, 223–24; on mercy, 264–65; of good and corrupt trees, 276; of sower, 327–28
Parry, Don, 297n10
patience, 127–28
patronage, 32–35, 40n32
patrons, 32–33
Paul, 13, 128–29, 236, 335–37
peacemakers, 71–72, 234–35
perfection: response to evil and, 20–21; through Jesus Christ, 50, 55–56; commandment for, 88–90, 105, 123–24, 129–31, 133–35, 245n17; in Old Testament, 124–26; Greco-Roman idea of, 126–27; in New Testament, 127–28; LDS insights on, 132–33; of God, 149–50; through mercy, 267n17; of disciples, 281n14
persecution, 72–73, 271–72, 293
personal revelation, 51–53
pesharim, 45
1 Peter, 331–33, 340n27
Petersen, Mark E., 132
Peterson, Eugene H., 225
Pharisees: prophetic revelation and, 47–48; views on divorce, 113–14, 324; overview, 173–74; corruption of, 174–75; hypocrisy of, 182, 199n66, 287–88; in Gospel of Matthew, 194n15; frugality of, 196n32. See also priests
Philo of Alexandria, 126, 197n39, 198n54, 201n88
Piper, Adrian M. S., 209
plan of salvation, 3–5, 154n11
Plato, 126, 212n16
poor/
porneia, 101, 113, 118, 119
Pratt, Orson, 4, 219
Pratt, Parley P., 152
prayer: for disciples, 76–77; humility in, 84; private, 143–44; purpose of, 145–46; in Gospel of Mark, 328–29. See also Lord’s Prayer
premortal world, 3–4, 246n19
preservative, salt as, 82–83
pride, 66–67
priestcraft, 85
priesthood, 161, 188
priests: overview, 173–74; corruption of, 174–76, 192n9; pursuit of wealth and, 176–81, 194n19; hypocrisy of, 181–85, 199n66, 200n71, 287–88; holy things and, 185–87; false prophets and, 187–90, 201n88; conclusions on, 190–91; Jesus’ attitude toward, 193n14; in Gospel of Matthew, 193n15; mansions of, 195nn24,27; as teachers, 198nn52,54; exorcisms and, 201n90
private worship: characteristics of God and, 142–44, 150; Harold B. Lee on, 154n9; Spencer W. Kimball on, 154n10; discernment and, 273; variants in teaching on, 304–6
prodigal son, 264–65
prophetic revelation, 47–48. See also false prophets
Psalms: overview, 59–60; in New Testament, 60–61; Beatitudes and, 60–65; temple and, 61–65, 239; content of Beatitudes and, 66–73; conclusions on, 73–74
Psalms of Solomon, 67
pure in heart, 62–64, 71, 138n45, 151–52, 156n32
Qumran, 16, 45, 57n13, 64
raca, 28–29, 99, 301
rachum, 250
racial divisiveness, 16–17
Rauschenbusch, Walter, 159–60, 162, 163
Read, Leonard E., 10
reciprocity, 205–6, 257–61
Rehoboam, 125
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 283
repentance, 68
repetition, 315–16
“resist not evil,” 7–12
Restoration, 163–64
Resurrection, 133, 167–68
retaliation, 5–8, 13–15, 102–3, 205–6
retribution, 102–3
revelation: Mosaic law and, 46–49, 57n14; Nephites and, 51–53; Dead Sea Scrolls and, 57n13; liberty and, 248n41
revenge. See retaliation
rewards, 304–6, 323, 327
rib, of Adam, 115–16
Rich, Ben E., 206
Richards, Stephen L., 281n16
righteousness: hungering after, 69–70, 130, 233; preservation of world and, 82–83; standard of, 87–88; perfection and, 90; of God, 141–42, 150; public, 147; reverencing God through, 149; unitary nature of, 326
right hand, 12
Ringe, Sharon, 232
ritual purity, 184–85
rivers, in Middle East, 37–38
Robinson, Stephen E., 87–88, 130, 133, 136n24
Rohrbaugh, Richard L., 26, 35
Roman Empire, influence of, 10–11, 177–78, 180–81, 194n17
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 2
Ruvolo, Victoria, 17–19, 20
sacrament, 233, 316–17
sacrifice: covenants and, 83–84; great and last, 137n39; at Jerusalem temple, 179–80; dogs and, 187, 200nn78,80; of broken heart and contrite spirit, 239
Sadducees: corruption of, 175–76; hypocrisy of, 182, 185, 199n67; Zadokites and, 199n70. See also priests
salt, 80–84, 86–87, 286–87
salvation: through Jesus Christ, 55–56, 227–28; of meek, 68–69; standard of righteousness for, 87–88; will of God and, 142, 215–16; kingdom of God and, 159–60, 161, 167–68; temporal and spiritual, 161–64; through faith and grace, 218–20, 225–26; through works, 220–25
Samaritan, 264
Sanders, E. P., 190, 197n39, 198n52
Sanhedrin, 182
Satan, 3–4, 143, 154n11, 282n17
savor, 86–87
Schweitzer, Albert, 159
Scott, Richard G., 14
scribes. See priests
Second Coming, 145, 254
secrecy, 142–44
Seidel’s Law, 315
Sepphoris, 177, 194n17, 198nn54,62
Septuagint, 63, 64, 124, 125
Sermon at the Temple: quotes Sermon on the Mount, viii, 313–22; reactions to, 42–43, 50–56; as restoration of original text, 299–300
Sermon on the Mount: overview, vii–viii; reactions to, 42–50, 56; setting of, 61–65, 77–79; audience and purpose of, 284–85; modernization of text, 295–96; quotations of, 312–13, 337–38; quoted in Book of Mormon, 313–22; quoted in New Testament, 322–23
Sermon on the Plain, viii, 329–31
servant songs, 239–40, 247n27
service, forced, 103, 108n42
Seth, 135, 135n8
shame, 25–26
Shammai, Rabbi, 112, 113, 119, 121n5
shekels, 180
Sim, David C., 95
Simon of Cyrene, 108n42
sin: mourning over, 68; avoiding, 100; casting off, 290–91
Sirach, 43
Skeat, T. C., 308
slavery, 103, 108n42
Slavonic Enoch, 72
Smith, Emma, 283
Smith, Joseph: on intelligence, 4; worldliness and, 90; on Resurrection, 133; salvation and, 142; on seeing God, 151–52; on eternal progression, 153n4; Restoration and, 163; on becoming children of God, 236; on trials, 254. See also Joseph Smith Translation (JST)
Smith, Joseph F.: on persecution for Jesus Christ, 73; on perfection, 132; on spirit and body, 163; on faith and obedience, 216–17
Smith, Joseph Fielding: on evil, 3; on agency, 4; on rejecting worldliness, 90; on perfection, 132
Snow, Erastus, 117–18
social estrangement, 26, 31–32
Social Gospel movement, 159, 160, 163
social inequality, 159–64, 167–69, 177–81, 194n19
Socrates, 204, 212n16
Sodom and Gomorrah, 82
Solomon, 67, 125
sower, parable of, 327–28
spirit, body and, 162–63
spiritual gifts, 138n48
spiritual maturity, 128–29
spiritual salvation, 161–64
spiritual unity, 128–29
Stendahl, Krister, 339n7
stone vessels, 184–85, 198nn61,62
Stott, John R. W., 6, 77
study, 208–9
submissiveness, 102–3
swearing oaths, 29–30, 102, 334
swine, 185–87
synagogues, 183, 198n54
Szink, Terrence L., 245n12
Talmage, James E., 145, 206
taxes, 179, 197n38
Taylor, John, 20, 149
teaching: beatitudes and, 43–44; thesis-antithesis method of, 44–46; revelation and Mosaic law, 46–49; hypocrisy in, 181–85; priests and, 198nn52,54
teleios, 105, 124, 125–29, 131, 136nn15,19
temple: pure in heart and, 62–64, 71; hungering after righteousness and, 70; mercy and, 70; seeing God and, 151; taxes for, 179, 197n38; Jesus’ cleansing of, 197n46; Psalms and, 239. See also Jerusalem temple
temporal salvation, 161–64, 167–69
temptation: purpose of, 3; of Jesus Christ, 143; of disciples, 255; in Lord’s Prayer, 291–92; of God, 334
Ten Commandments, 97, 100, 105, 137n42
ten virgins, parable of, 223–24
Testament of Moses, 200n71
theological passive. See divine passive
thesis-antithesis method, 44–46, 93–94
3 Nephi, sermon quoted in, 313–19
Thiselton, Anthony C., 137n34
tithes, 179, 195n22, 197n39, 218
Tobit, 204, 212n10
tombs, 178–79, 196n33
Torrey, C. C., 123
Tozer, A. W., 221
transgressions, resolving cases of, 323–24
treasures in heaven, 325
trees, parable of good and corrupt, 276, 282n18, 334–35
trespasses, 291
trials: enduring, 127–28; comfort in, 254; of discipleship, 254–55
trust, in patronage, 34
truth/
“turn the other cheek,” 12–15, 29
Twain, Mark, 9
Tyndale, William, 291
Tyrian shekels, 180
United States, individualism in, 25
unity, spiritual, 128–29
Urim and Thummim, 188
variants, in sermons: overview, 298–300; in teachings on anger, 300–301; in teachings on divorce, 301–3; in commandment to love enemies, 303–4; in teachings on private worship, 304–6; in Lord’s Prayer, 306–7; lilies of the field, 308; conclusions on, 308–10
Vaticanus, 300
Vaught, Carl G., 79, 80
Via, Dan O. Jr., 281n13
Viviano, Benedictine T., 231, 240, 241–42
wadis, 37–38
War Scroll, 67
Wattles, Jeffrey, 203, 210, 211
Wayment, Thomas A., 251
wealth, 35–36, 159–60, 169, 176–81, 195n20
weeping, 254
Welch, John W., 243, 245n12
wicked: preservation of, 82–83; grief over, 254
Widtsoe, John A., 3, 4–5
Wierzbicka, Anna, 155n19
William, Bishop, 211n1
will of God, 142, 215–18, 238–40, 244, 246nn19,23
Wilson, Marvin R., 36
Wink, Walter, 12
Wisdom literature, 43, 57n1
“without a cause,” 300–301
woe statements, 255, 271–72, 280n6
Woodruff, Wilford, 162
works. See good works
worldliness: disciples and, 76–77, 84–86; Beatitudes and, 79; salt of the earth and, 80–84, 86–87; materialism and, 89–90; rejecting, 90–91
written law. See Mosaic law
Young, Brigham, 134, 139n67, 220–21
Zadokites, 199n70
Zenos, 240
Zion, 165–66, 170