Editing Antithesis (section)

== The "Antitheses" in St Matthew's Gospel ==
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''Matthew's Antitheses'' is the traditional name given to a section of the [[Sermon on the Mount]]<ref>{{bibleverse|Matt.|5:17–48}}</ref> where [[Jesus]] takes six well known prescriptions of the [[613 Mitzvot|Mosaic Law]] and calls his followers to do more than the Law requires. [[Protestantism|Protestant]] scholars since the Reformation have generally believed that Jesus was setting his teaching over against false interpretations of the Law current at the time. "Antithesis" was the name given by [[Marcion of Sinope]] to a manifesto in which he contrasted the [[Old Testament]] with the [[New Testament]] and defined what came to be known as [[Marcionism]].