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COORDINATES OF THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT
COORDINATES OF THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT

Author(s): Vasile Doru Fer
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Vocational Education, Adult Education, History of Education, Pedagogy
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: religious education; the Sermon on the Mount; the Old Law; the New Law; righteousness; sanctification; holiness;

Summary/Abstract: This study aims to analyze and describe the coordinates of the religious education outlined in the Sermon on the Mount. The Sermon on the Mount is the closest to what could be named Christian manifesto, because it expresses more concisely than any other part of the New Testament teaching, what should be and do a follower of the teachings of Jesus, a genuine Christian. The beneficial effects of religious education as a set of measures systematically applied to the man’s skills and abilities training and development, have always been present, since the ancient times, humanity providing children and young people, from a very early age, methods of cultivation, training and education. Closely related to the idea of holiness, our Savior Jesus Christ comes and presents in the Sermon on the Mount, the new ”righteousness” to the disciples, righteousness in the educational purpose, in relation to the rightneousses of the Pharisees and scribes.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 386-393
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English