He Went Up on the Mountain

He Went Up on the Mountain

Matthew 5:1

Excerpt


The place where Jesus went up can be either a mountain or a “hill,” since the Greek word can mean either. Some commentators see here an intended contrast to Sinai, where the Law was given. However, there are no grounds, implicit or explicit, for identifying the mountain as a “New Sinai.” More


Newman, Barclay Moon, and Philip C. Stine. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. New York: United Bible Societies, 1992. Print. UBS Handbook Series.