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Short Bibliography on The Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon on the Mount:

  1. Allison, Dale C. The New Moses: A Matthean Typology. Edinburgh: T. Clarke, 1993.
  2. _____. The Sermon on the Mount: Inspiring the Moral Imagination. New York: Crossroad, 1999.
  3. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. Lord’s Sermon on the Mount, tr. by John J. Jepson, with an introduction and notes by the editors. Westminster, Md., Newman Press, 1948.
  4. Aune, David E. ed., The Gospel of Matthew in Current Study: Studies in Memory of William G. Thompson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001.
  5. Bauman, Clarence. The Sermon on the Mount: The Modern Quest for Its Meaning. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 1985.
  6. Becker, Hans-Jürgen and Serge Ruzer, eds. Sermon on the Mount and its Jewish Setting. Paris: Gabalda, 2005.
  7. Betz Hans Dieter. Essays on the Sermon on the Mount. Translated by L. L. Welborn. Philadelphia: Fortress. 1985.
  8. _____. “Eschatology in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain.” Society of Biblical Literature Seminar Papers. (1985):343–50.
  9. _____. Sermon on the Mount: A Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, Including the Sermon on the Plain (Matthew 5:3-7:27 and Luke 6:20-49). 
  10. Bultmann, Rudolf. The History of the Synoptic Tradition. Translated by John Marsh. New York: Harper & Row, 1963; Translation of Die Geschichte der synoptischen Tradition. 1921; 2nd ed. 1958.
  11. Byargeon, Rick W. “Echoes of Wisdom in the Lord’s Prayer (Matt 6:9-13)”. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Volume 41, 2 (1998):344-365.
  12. Calvin, Jean. Sermons on the Beatitudes: Five Sermons from the Gospel Harmony, Delivered in Geneva in 1560. Translated into English by Robert White. Carlisle, Pa.: Banner of Truth Trust, 2006.
  13. Carson, Donald A. Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and His Confrontation with the World: An Exposition of Matthew 5-10. Grand Rapids, Mi: Global Christian, 2000.
  14. **Carter, Warren,  Matthew and the Margins: a Sociopolitical and Religious Reading. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books, 2000.
  15. _____. What are They Saying About Matthew’s Sermon on the Mount? Mahwah, New York: Paulist, 1994.
  16. Chrysostom, John. Homilies on Matthew. Translated by Kevin Knight. 2007. Cited 19 Oct 2007. Online:http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2001.htm.
  17. Davies, W. D. The Setting of the Sermon on the Mount. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1963.
  18. _____. William David and Dale C. Allison. Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew, Vol. 1. The International Critical Commentary. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1988.
  19. Dibelius, Martin. “Die Bergpredigt.” Botschaft und Geschichte 1. (1953):79-174.
  20. Feine, P. “Ueber das gegenseitige Verhältnis der Texte der Bergpredigt bei Matthäus und bei Lukas.” Jahrbücher für protestantische Theologie 11 (1885):1–85.
  21. France, Richard Thomas. The Gospel According to Matthew: An Introduction and Commentary in Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Edited by Leon Morris. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1985; Paperback reprint edition. Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
  22. Gouldner, M. D.  Midrash and Lection in Matthew: Speaker’s lectures in Biblical studies / University of Oxford. Faculty of Theology. London: SPCK, 1974.
  23. Grant, Robert M. “The Sermon on the Mount in Early Christianity.” Semeia 12 (1978):215–31.
  24. Greenman, Jeffrey P., Larsen, Timothy, and Spencer, Stephen R., eds. The Sermon on the Mount Through the Centuries: From the Early Church to John Paul II. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2007.
  25. Guelich, Robert A. The Sermon on the Mount: A Foundation for Understanding. Waco: Word, 1982.
  26. Heinrici, C. F. G. Die Bergpredigt (Matth. 5–7; Luk 6, 20–49) quellenmässig und begriffsgeschichtlich untersucht. 2 vols. Leipzig: Dürr, 1900–1905.
  27. *Hogan, Martin Garret. Sermon on the Mount in St. Ephrem’s Commentary on the Diatessaron. Bern; New York: P. Lang, 1999.
  28. Jeremias, Joachim. Sermon on the Mount. The Ethel M. Wood Lecture was delivered before the University of London on 7 March 1961. Translated by Norman Perrin. London: The Athelone Press, 1961; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1963.
  29. *Kissinger, Warren S. The Sermon on the Mount: A History of Interpretation and Bibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow, 1975.
  30. Lindberg, Tod. “What the Beatitudes Teach.” Policy Review No. 144, August and September 2007. Hoover Institute, Stanford University. Cited: 2 Sep 2009. Online:http://ww.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/8810342.html.
  31. Lioy, Daniel T. A comparative analysis of the Decalogue and the Sermon on the Mount to determine how the relationship between the two affects the extent to which the moral law has continuing relevance for the Christian church today. Diss. Trinitary Theological Seminary, 1997.
  32. _____. The Decalogue in the Sermon on the Mount. Studies in Biblical Literature 66. New York: Peter Lang, 2004.
  33. Luther, Martin. Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount. Translator Charles A. Hay. Translation of Johann K. Irmischer, editor. [Luther’s Works, exact title undisclosed], Vol 43. Erlangen: Heyder & Zimmer, 1854; originally published 1532. Cited: 2 Sep 2009.  Online:http://www.godrules.net/library/luther/37luther0.htm.
  34. Luz, Ulrich. Matthew 1-7. Hermeneia: A Critical And Historical Commentary On The Bible. Edited by Helmut Koester. Translated by James E. Crouch. Minneapolis:Augsburg Fortress, 2007.
  35. McKnight, Scot. Sermon on the Mount. In The Story of God Commentary. Tremper Longman III and Scot McKnight Eds. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 2013.
  36. Mounce, H. R. “Sermon on the Mount.” Pages 1078-1080 in D. R. W. Wood. New Bible Dictionary, Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1996, c1982, c1962. 
  37. Origen. Commentary on Matthew. Translated by John Patrick. From Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 9. Edited by Allan Menzies. Buffalo, N.Y.: Christian Literature, 1896; Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. Cited 30 Sep 2009. Online:http://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1016.htm.
  38. Patte, Daniel. Discipleship According to the Sermon on the Mount: Four Legitimate Readings, Four Plausible Views of Discipleship and Their Relative Values. Valley Forge, Pa.: Trinity, 1996. 
  39. Pelikan, Jaroslav. Divine rhetoric: the Sermon on the Mount as Message and as Model in Augustine, Chrysostom, and Luther.  Crestwood, N.Y.: St. Vladimir’s Seminary, 2001.
  40. Pennington, Jonathan T. The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2018.
  41. Simonetti, Manlio, ed. Matthew 1-13. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
  42. Strecker, Georg. Sermon on the Mount: An Exegetical Commentary. Translated by O. C. Dean Jr. Nashville: Abingdon, 1988; T&T Clark, 1999.
  43. Talbert, Charles H. Reading the Sermon on the Mount: Character Formation and Ethical Decision Making in Matthew 5-7. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
  44. Vaught, Carl G. The Sermon on the Mount: A Theological Investigation. Waco, Tex.: Baylor University Press, 2001
  45. Vermes, Geza. The Authentic Gospel of Jesus. Allan Lane, 2003; Reprint, London: Penguin, 2004.
  46. Welch, John W. The Sermon on the Mount in the Light of the Temple. Ashgate: Farnham, Surrey, 2009.
  47. Wesley, John. The Nature of the Kingdom: Wesley’s Messages on the Sermon on the Mount. Edited and updated by Clare G. Weakley, Jr. The Wesley Library for today’s readers. Minneapolis, Minn.: Bethany House, 1986.
  48. Wierzbicka, Anna. What Did Jesus Mean? Explaining the Sermon on the Mount and the Parables in Simple and Universal Human Concepts. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
  49. Windisch, Hans. The Meaning of the Sermon on the Mount: a Contribution to the Historical Understanding of the Gospels and to the Problem of Their True Exegesis. Translated by S. MacLean Gilmour. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1951.
  50. Woodman, George. “The Sermon on the Mount: A History of Interpretation and Bibliography.” Reference Reviews. 12:8 (1998) 10-11.
  51. Worth Jr., Roland H. The Sermon on the Mount: Its Old Testament Roots. New York: Paulist Press, 1997.