How Is Anger the Same as Murder?

03/04/24 • 56 min

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Sermon on the Mount E10 – In Matthew 5:21-48, Jesus reveals the divine wisdom of Israel’s Old Testament laws through six case studies. In the first case study, he expounds on one of the Ten Commandments, “Do not murder” (Exod. 20:13). After acknowledging this command, Jesus takes it further by saying that anyone who is angry with his brother or publicly shames someone is also guilty of murder. What does he mean? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss Matthew 5:21-32, exploring key concepts—such as murder, contempt, and divine justice—and what they tell us about the value of human beings.

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Timestamps

Chapter 1: What Jesus Is Doing in These Case Studies (0:00-8:45)
Chapter 2: Overview of Matthew 5:21-32 (8:45-18:09)
Chapter 3: Insults, Contempt, and the Value of Human Beings (18:09-26:11)
Chapter 4: The Paradox of the Crime and the Punishment (26:11-32:07)
Chapter 5: The Meaning of the Word Gehenna (32:07-56:15)

Referenced Resources

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan T. Pennington
The Gospel of Matthew (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by R.T. France
The Geography of Hell in the Teaching of Jesus by Kim Papaioannou
The Fate of the Dead by Richard Bauckham
Check out Tim’s library here.
You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

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Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Jon Collins is the creative producer for today’s show, and Tim Mackie is the lead scholar. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer; and Stephanie Tam, consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey is our audio engineer and editor, and he provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Today’s hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones.

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Timestamps

Chapter 1: What Jesus Is Doing in These Case Studies (0:00-8:45)
Chapter 2: Overview of Matthew 5:21-32 (8:45-18:09)
Chapter 3: Insults, Contempt, and the Value of Human Beings (18:09-26:11)
Chapter 4: The Paradox of the Crime and the Punishment (26:11-32:07)
Chapter 5: The Meaning of the Word Gehenna (32:07-56:15)

Referenced Resources

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard
The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan T. Pennington
The Gospel of Matthew (New International Commentary on the New Testament) by R.T. France
The Geography of Hell in the Teaching of Jesus by Kim Papaioannou
The Fate of the Dead by Richard Bauckham
Check out Tim’s library here.
You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

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What Does Jesus Think of Old Testament Laws?

Sermon on the Mount E9 – What did Jesus mean when he said he came to fulfill the Law and the Prophets? In Jesus’ day, the laws from the Torah were over a thousand years old. And the Jewish people under Roman occupation weren’t able to follow all of the laws perfectly, leading to countless interpretations of how the people could observe the Torah. So what made this rabbi from Nazareth’s approach to the law any different? In this episode, Jon and Tim discuss Matthew 5:17-20, unpacking its historical context, most perplexing phrases, and the greater righteousness that Jesus is introducing to his listeners.

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Timestamps

Chapter 1: Short Recap of the Sermon So Far (0:00-3:03)
Chapter 2: Interpreting the Torah in Jesus’ Day (3:03-16:03)
Chapter 3: The Sky and Land, the Least and the Greatest (16:03-28:14)
Chapter 4: Jesus Differs from the Pharisees on Righteousness (28:14-34:27)
Chapter 5: Righteousness in Matthew’s Gospel Compared to Paul’s Letters (34:27-40:17)
Chapter 6: Introducing Jesus’ Idea of the Greater Righteousness (40:17-47:18)

Referenced Resources

Check out Tim’s library here.
You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS.

Show Music

Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Dan Gummel is the Creative Producer for today’s show, and Tim Mackie is the lead scholar. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer; and Stephanie Tam, consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey and Aaron Olsen are our audio editors. Tyler Bailey is also our audio engineer, and he provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Today’s hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones.

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Why Do the Beatitudes Matter for the Overworked and Hopeless? – Sermon on the Mount Q+R 1

Why do we not find the Sermon on the Mount in the gospels of Mark or John? Why is “blessed” not a good translation of the word makarios? And if Jesus says that mourning, powerlessness, and poverty are the key to the good life, should we pursue those things? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from the first seven episodes of the Sermon on the Mount series. Thank you to our audience for your incredible questions!

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Timestamps

Why do we not find the Sermon on the Mount in the gospels of Mark or John? (1:05)
Why is “blessed" not a good translation of makarios? (9:43)
Why does Matthew 5:3 matter to people who feel overworked, crushed, oppressed, domesticated, complacent, powerless, and hopeless? (19:25)
Should we pursue mourning, powerlessness, and poverty if that is the good life? (27:34)
Is there something I should be doing to attain the blessings in the Beatitudes? (27:58)
How can we “bless the Lord?” (37:27)
Isn’t there more to righteousness than right relationships with others? (46:18)
Is the meekness Jesus describes the same as Moses’ meekness in Numbers 12:3? (52:24)
Are there techniques early Christians used that could help us today to remember and reflect on the sermon? (60:17)

Referenced Resources

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Show Music

Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen
BibleProject theme song by TENTS

Show Credits

Jon Collins is the creative producer for today’s show, and Tim Mackie is the lead scholar. Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; and Colin Wilson, producer. Tyler Bailey is our audio engineer and editor, and he provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Today’s host is Jon Collins.

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