sermon on the mount

Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount | Answering the Atheist

by William Stewart
December 16, 2001February 18, 2026
Answering The Atheist

Inquiry:

How many beatitudes were in the Sermon on the Mount? Matthew 5:3-11 and Luke 6:20-23 differ drastically. Is there a contradiction?

Sermon on the Mount or Plain? | Answering the Atheist

by William Stewart
September 23, 2001February 19, 2026
Answering The Atheist

Inquiry:

Was Jesus’ first sermon preached on a plain or on a mount? Matthew 5:1-2 says He went up into a mountain to teach the people, but Luke 6:7, 20 says he stood in the plain. Which is it? Is there contradiction?