HIS 101
Sermon Paragraph

The Chapel of the Beatitudes, built 1939, tops the Mount of the Beatitudes, by tradition considered the site of Jesus of Nazareth's Sermon on the Mount, located at the north end of the Sea of Galilee. On reading the Sermon, one might be tempted to compare the Sermon (directions on how to live for Christians) with the Ten Commandments of Moses (directions on how to live for the Hebrews). Both instances also involved the climbing of a mountain. While there are sometimes problems using Wikipedia, the entry on the Sermon on the Mount has a very good explanation of the Sermon and the different interpretations of its meaning. Photo credit: hoyasmeg.

Church of the Beatitudes

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Read the Sermon on the Mount (along with the document background information and the study questions) and answer the following question in a paragraph.

Citing specific evidence from the Sermon (not from the textbook), did the Sermon describe an ethical religion, i.e. a religion that required an individual to follow a code of moral behavior?

Your paragraph must follow this format.

Please take a moment to review Charlie's History Writing Center(See the tutorial on the one-page paper and the paper examples.) for specific information on the writing requirements for the assignments in the course. There is also a good example of a one-page paper available that will show you how to structure your paper. Please check this short explanation of what it means to cite historical evidence.

Your assignment should be submitted on Canvas.