The Beatitudes: Finding New Meanings Within the Language Jesus Spoke

Description:

For those who've been perplexed by the paradoxical teachings of Jesus in the Beatitudes, this is a book that can provide some answers. Paul W. Meier is a retired pastor who loves to research the ancient languages of the Bible. Just like he did in his first book, "The Lord's Prayer: Finding New Meanings Within the Language Jesus Spoke," he offers some exciting new ways to appreciate the Beatitudes through its interpretation from the Aramaic perspective. Each beatitude is explored to reveal internal, external, literal, metaphorical, and mystical treasures common to the Aramaic language.

You won't have to dig through commentaries anymore to try to understand the strange claims of Jesus. Few have researched Jesus's native language to find answers. The wisdom of Jesus's teachings will make a lot more sense.

Here's what you'll discover:
• translation from one language to another requires greater flexibility than simply changing one word for another.
• the poetic and mystical nature of Aramaic invites greater exploration at body, mind, and spirit in each beatitude
• to be "blessed" means more than having positive things happen to you
• heaven and earth are metaphors that apply to your life today
• mourning means much more than loss of a loved one and leads you to redefine who you are
• meekness is a trait that indicates greater self-control and strength than most would think
• the reality of following Jesus stimulates actions prompting responses that those attached to the world may not consider "blessed"
• and so much more!