Sermon on the Mount E4 What does Jesus mean when he calls people blessed in the first section of the Sermon on the Mount? The Greek word translated as blessed is makarios , and its Hebrew equivalent is ashrey , which means the good life. But theres another Hebrew word for blessing, barukh, which refers to blessings from God. In this episode, Tim, Jon, and guests unpack what it means to be blessed according to Jesus counterintuitive message as he ushers in the kingdom of the skies. View more resources on our website Timestamps Chapter 1: What Jesus Means by Blessed (00:00-13:24) Chapter 2: The Meaning of Ashrey in Other Hebrew Literature (13:24-17:55) Chapter 3: What Is the Good Life? (17:55-21:06) Chapter 4: Jesus Reframes the Good Life (21:06-33:33) Referenced Resources The Wisdom of Ben-Sira (Ecclesiasticus) by Yeshua Ben Sirach Interested in more? Check out Tims library here. You can experience our entire library of resources in the BibleProject app, available for Android and iOS. Show Music Original Sermon on the Mount music by Richie Kohen BibleProject theme song by TENTS Show Credits Dan Gummel is the Creative Producer for todays show. Production of todays episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer; Cooper Peltz, managing producer; Colin Wilson, producer; and Stephanie Tam, consultant and editor. Tyler Bailey and Yanii Evans are our audio editors. Tyler Bailey is also our audio engineer, and he provided our sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Special thanks to Ben Tertin, Breon Gummel, and Rick McKinley. Todays hosts are Jon Collins and Michelle Jones. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.