The Sermon On The Mount In The Gospel Of Christianity

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Christianity and Roman religions exhibit many similarities and differences that help us to understand and recognize the influence of Greek and Roman culture on this new religion known as Christianity. Stories in Christianity are borrowed heavily from Greco-Roman culture, stories such as The Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of Matthew and The Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke. Also in Justin Martyr’s, The Apology, he states how Greek and Roman culture are similar to Christianity, thus inferring Greco-Roman influences on this religion. There are various distinctions between the Roman religion and Christianity. The Romans believed in and worshiped more than one God, making them polytheistic. They thought that when the Gods remained happy …show more content…
“When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. He began to teach them.” The stories message describes how to live life in order to please God. The Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke tells the story of a Jewish man who was robbed, beaten and left on the side of the road. Both a Priest and Levite passed the man while moving away from him. They both failed to help him or acknowledge him. Then a Samaritan passes who is despised by the Jews, pays for him to stay at a home and takes care of him. “But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight.” Its message is to love your neighbor regardless of any differences. These two stories are examples of how Christianity was similar to the Roman religion in that they want to keep their God happy and can be inferred that the Romans influenced them in this way. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is teaching the beatitudes which are a set of rules in which Christians should act to keep God happy. In the Good Samaritan, the Samaritan is also keeping God happy by doing what God would want him to do, which is to love your
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