Jesus Christ. Life and teaching. Book II. Nagornaya sermon

Being the second in the six -volume series of research on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ, the book of Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) "Nagorno -based sermon is dedicated to the longest of all the speeches given in the synoptic gospels. The text of the sermon containing the quintessence of the moral teaching of Jesus is considered in the broad context of the subsequent church tradition, in which it has a rich history of interpretation and practical application. Making the main emphasis on the interpretation of preaching in the creations of the ancient fathers of the Church, the author of the book at the same time often addresses the comments of modern philosophers and theologians