Release summary
What this release contains
This release provides a proposition-level analysis of the Sermon on the Mount. It preserves the project's original historical occurrence layer while publishing a finalized central analytical layer. Each proposition is classified by instructional evidence, grammatical form, polarity, scope, temporal force, normativity, command family, topic, soteriological relation, canonical status, textual-control links, and mapping status.
The governing framework is openly declared: conservative evangelical, grammatical-historical, free-choice/non-Calvinist, conditional-security, moderately dispensational, and cautiously continuationist. The dataset does not claim theological neutrality.
Chapter profile
| Chapter | Central propositions | Direct imperatives | Prohibitions | Warnings or conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 5 | 64 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| Matthew 6 | 70 | 21 | 8 | 25 |
| Matthew 7 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
The counts reflect the project's analytical segmentation. They do not rank inspired importance.
Instructional shape of the Sermon
Warnings and conditions
72 propositions preserve the Sermon's strong emphasis on judgment, consequences, perseverance, discernment, and final outcomes.
Direct commands
36 direct imperatives are joined by prohibitions and role-specific directives.
Promises and identity
Beatitudes, promises, identity statements, divine actions, and rationales are retained as instructional evidence rather than discarded because they are not imperatives.
Father-centered piety
Prayer, almsgiving, fasting, forgiveness, possessions, provision, and trust are organized around the Father's presence, knowledge, will, reward, and care.
Leading topics
| Topic | Primary count | Inclusive count | Pericopes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prayer | 12 | 26 | 4 |
| Kingdom and righteousness | 14 | 17 | 4 |
| Eschatological readiness, reward, and judgment | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| Anxiety, trust, and providence | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Generosity, wealth, and possessions | 10 | 12 | 3 |
| Mind, heart, conscience, and affections | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| Speech ethics | 8 | 10 | 2 |
| Petition, persistence, and paternal goodness | 9 | 9 | 1 |
Inclusive counts include both primary and secondary topic assignments.
Publication and documentation
Academic publication
A full research report explains corpus design, segmentation, review controls, results, theological profiles, textual limitations, and appendices.
Methods
Read the corpus definition, data architecture, counting rules, theological controls, review protocol, and release classification.
Data documentation
Browse the file guide, field definitions, machine-readable metadata, checksums, and repository documentation.
Citation
Use the supplied citation, CFF metadata, release identifier, and version-specific citation guidance.
Limitations
Review the AI classification, textual-apparatus limits, provisional mappings, segmentation cautions, and licence status.