The Beatitudes

by John Blanchard

The Beatitudes are widely recognized as forming a pivotal point in the life and teaching of Jesus. In this engagingly written book, John Blanchard clearly shows why their message is so relevant and up to date and his thorough treatment of their dynamic text applies their message to many areas of contemporary Christian living.

Genres: Biblical Studies

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1996

About the author

Dr. John Blanchard is an internationally known Christian preacher, teacher, apologist and author. He has written 30 books, including two of Britain's most widely used evangelistic presentations, Right With God and the booklet Ultimate Questions. The latter has over fourteen million copies in print in about 60 languages.

Reviews

[Wally Bocos · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used Blanchard to supplement Lloyd-Jones. I found this book my second placed resource for understanding the beatitudes. While the commentaries go to great depth, it was refreshing to see how others applied the crux of the text to the Christian life.