Contemplations on the Sermon on the Mount

by البابا شنودة الثالث, Pope Shenouda III

Some people say that the insights of the "Sermon on the Mount" are the statutes and the regulations of Christianity and we add that they are the highest instructions ever known to man.

With these teachings, Our Lord Jesus Christ spoke to all people. This proves that perfection can be offered to all human beings and that everyone has, in his inmost soul, the readiness to listen to these valuable instructions and highest principles, to love them and be fully content in them, whatever obstacles meet his will to listen.

224 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 23, 2012

About the author

The 117th Pope and Patriarch of the Church of Alexandria.

Reviews

[Carole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the way Pope Shenouda gets deep with the principles behind the scriptures but in very simple language and with a focus to get us to repent and pray. I also love the way he gives examples of principles from the old testament, psalms and "desert fathers".
The translation is sometimes very dodgy but the teachings are so good that I still want to read his books. And one mustn't grumble really as this is freely downloadable.

[Trevor Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a lot of really good reflection to mull over. Sometimes it was hard to follow disconnected chains of thought. One thought that particularly struck me was that Christ told his disciples, who he knew would abandon him, that they were salt and light. I don’t know why that never hit me like it did when reading this book. But if Christ can restore their saltiness and light after their betrayal and deception, then he can definitely restore me from my sin. Beautiful.