By Arren Bennet Lawrence
The many comparisons utilized in the Sermon at the Mount are pointed out during this learn via comparative characterization. furthermore, the teleological function of the comparisons, that is to play as foil to the characterization of the proper disciple, is pointed out and highlighted. therefore, this learn identifies Jesus' characterization of the perfect disciple and his advanced portrayal of the right disciple with the numerous makes use of of comparisons within the descriptions and imperatives of Jesus within the Sermon at the Mount.
"Bennet Arren Lawrence makes use of literary, narrative, and comparative characterization equipment at their top in his research of the Sermon at the Mount. After setting up a deeper wisdom in regards to the educating of Jesus, he endeavors to foreground the appropriate disciple embedded in the narrative framework of the textual content. the writer explores many of the noteworthy narrative facets resembling imperatival characterization, exhibiting and telling thoughts, rhetorical underpinnings, and thesis and antithesis distinction. I hugely suggest this book."
--Johnson Thomaskutty, affiliate Professor of recent testomony, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune, India
Arren Bennet Lawrence obtained his PhD from Asia Graduate college of Theology, Manila, Philippines. He teaches New testomony in Hindustan Bible Institute and school, Chennai, India. He has written a booklet known as Legalistic Nomism (2016). he's married to Joyce Ventura Lawrence. either one of them are missionaries to India for 8 years, and so they have a stunning daughter, Netanya Lawrence.
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