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What the Bible says about Jesus Christ's Teaching Style
(From Forerunner Commentary)
His sitting intimates something more than merely accommodating the prevailing mode of teaching of that time. Mark 1:22, from a time very early in Christ's ministry, reads, "They were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." In Matthew this comment appears as the concluding remarks of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:28-29). As Jesus declares His Kingdom's laws, He speaks with an authority that transcended that of the Jewish leaders. Therefore, His posture is better seen as symbolic of the King sitting on His throne and "laying down the law."
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Beatitudes, Part One: The Sermon on the MountRelated Topics: Authority | Authority of Christ | Beatitudes, The | Teaching | Teaching Style of Jesus Christ
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