Sermon on the Mount: A Beginner's Guide to the Kingdom of Heaven

If I could give thus book zero stars I would .The book was very hard to follow and seems to complicate something that really is not complicated . The author has some videos on YouTube that are more easily followed. In the book there will be several paragraphs of what could have easily been said in a few sentences . Also, the wording seemed to complicate even more so of what the author was trying to say . There are many times where a common word was substituted for a more difficult word, as if the author was trying to impress the reader with her extended vocabulary and knowledge. Also, Greek and Hebrew translations of many words were offered which was not helpful . I bought the book thinking that it would be a great study guide on the Sermon on the Mount which turned out not to the case at all. There was a lot of unnecessary fillers such as when she referenced Mick Jagger and Keith Richards . It's written like a college lecture . The author writes anout meals mentioned in the gospels and states " Jesus could have been chubby " perhaps she meant it as a joke but regardless I found it in incredibly poor taste and extremely offensive.