Become What you Are: Spiritual Formation According to the Sermon on the Mount - Softcover

If you were sitting today on a hillside listening to Jesusrs" Sermon on the Mount how ought you respond Become What You Are is the insiderrs"s guide to Jesusrs" agenda-the goal of "spiritual formation." This goal is a transformed heart a change at the inner center of our being that leads to a life that pleases God. Or as a shorthand it means becoming like Christ.This unique approach to the most famous sermon juxtaposes "analysis" with "practice" sections throughout. In the analysis sections the essential meaning of the text-what Jesus and Matthew were driving at-is explained for each section of the sermon. A practice section follows calling you to engage Jesusrs" meaning for yourself.By understanding what the Sermon meant in its context and how you can take it seriously in this modern world as a follower of Jesus you will be able to become what you are.

Dr. William W. Klein is professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and serves as Chair of the Division of Biblical Studies. He earned the Ph.D. degree from the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, the M.Div. degree from Denver Seminary, and a B.S. degree from Wheaton College.Dr. Klein has written articles for several biblical dictionaries and encyclopedias and has published chapters or essays in several books and Festschrifts. His articles and reviews can be found in major journals and as well as popular magazines.He edited and was the major contributor toAn Introduction to Biblical Interpre