5:38-48 He urges a peaceful resolution to disputes. He speaks against immorality, lust, divorce and swearing. He says it is useless to make an offering aiming to put things right with God unless you have first put things right with your neighbour. 5:17-37 Jesus teaches that he has come to fulfil the prophesies in the Jewish scriptures (the ‘Old Testament’). When lamps are lit in the houses at night, they can be seen from a great distance and cannot easily be hidden. Safad, for instance, situated on top of a hill to the north west of Capernaum is clearly visible from the north west shore of the Sea of Galilee. There are many hilltop towns in Samaria and Galilee. A city that is built on a hill cannot be hidden” (Matthew 5:14). 5:14-16 Jesus tells his followers, “You are the light that gives light to the world. Because of impurities and chemical changes, the outer layer of the salt had to be discarded because it had lost much of its salty taste. On the southern shore of the Dead Sea, the water was completely evaporated in salt pans, while the remaining salty deposits were shovelled into heaps or ‘pillars’ of salt in order to dry (see Genesis 19:26). Consequently, as the water evaporates due to the high temperatures, what liquid remains becomes exceptionally salty. The water in the Dead Sea is very salty because rivers, such as the River Jordan, carry dissolved salts into the sea but there is no outlet. At 1378 feet / 420 metres below sea level, it is the lowest point on earth. The Dead Sea lies on the floor of the Jordan Valley (see Map 1 & Fig 1 ). Salt that loses its saltiness may refer to salt from the south west corner of the Dead Sea. Salt was highly valued in former times as a preservative as well as for flavouring. But if the salt loses its salty taste, it cannot be made salty again” (Matthew 5:13).
5:13 Jesus tells the crowds, “You are the salt of the earth. The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheatre have led to the area becoming known as the Sower’s Cove. On the slope below the Mount of Beatitudes, above the lakeshore between En Tabgha and Capernaum, a wide natural hollow is thought to be the place where Jesus often taught parables such as the Parable of the Sower to the large crowds who flocked to hear him.
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The eight ‘ blessed’ sayings are inscribed (in Latin) on a series of plaques in the attractive gardens surrounding the church.īlessed are those who hunger and thirst after honesty (Matthew 5:6) The octagonal shape of the modern building reflects the number of blessings taught by Jesus. The hillside where it is believed that Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount and taught the Beatitudes – overlooking the Sea of Galilee above En Tabgha near Capernaum – is now occupied by the modern Church of the Beatitudes, built by the Italian Franciscan architect Bertalucci in 1938. The remains of a Byzantine mosaic floor from the chapel can be seen on display at Capernaum (see Map 7 ). This chapel and a small adjoining monastery were abandoned in the 7 th century. Jesus’s teaching of the Beatitudes was commemorated at the end of the 4 th century by a small Byzantine chapel built beside the main road at En Tabgha near Capernaum. These eight ‘blessings’ have become known as the ‘Beatitudes’ (from the Latin for ‘ blessed’).
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Jesus teaches people how to be blessed by God:īlessed are those who are humble before God for they will enter the kingdom of heaven.īlessed are those who are saddened by immorality and dishonesty for they will be comforted by the Holy Spirit.īlessed are those who are compassionate and forgiving for they will realise that the whole world belongs to God.īlessed are those who hunger after honest and sincere relationships for they will have all their needs met.īlessed are the merciful who forgive others for God will forgive them.īlessed are those with pure motives in their heart for God will be their inspiration.īlessed are the peacemakers for God will welcome them into his family.īlessed are those who are persecuted as a result of being honest for they walk in the ways of God. The Church of the Beatitudes, near En Tabgha (Matthew 5:1) His teachings become known as the ‘Sermon on the Mount’.
He uses a natural amphitheatre above the lakeside to address the crowds who have gathered from Galilee, Jerusalem, Judaea and the Decapolis (the ten towns on the eastern bank of the River Jordan). 5:1-12 In the spring of 28AD, Jesus goes up onto a hillside overlooking the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee (see Map 7).
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