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Aquinas, Abelard, Both
Abelard
Aquinas
Beatitudes
Exegetical Review
100
Multiple meanings for each word of the passage 
Aquinas
100
hey?
hey
100

The Beatitudes serve as a road to here

Happiness
100
The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to these people
The poor in spirit
100
Using symbolism
Allegory
200

Talk about how the Beatitudes are less about being perfect and more about trying to live a certain way

Both 
200
Uses this interpretive technique when he reads the text very straight forward 
Literal

200
Uses this interpretive technique when he uses other philosophers and passages to form his interpretation 
Dialectical
200
These people will be shown mercy
the merciful
200
Interpreting using other resources
Lexical
300

Claims the reward Jesus talks about is the Kingdom of Heaven


Both 
300
The intended audience of the Beatitudes
Those who are enclosed, those who govern, those who are married
300

Uses this interpretive technique by redirecting everything back to Christ 

Spiritual Reading
300
These people will be called the sons and daughters of God
The peacemakers
300
Using words to connect other words
Associative 
400
Designates each Beatitude to different groups of people
Abelard
400
The purpose of the Beatitudes were to obtain the joy of this
Eternal Life
400
The intended audience is of the Beatitudes
Everyone

400
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see?
God
400
How the actual words read on the page
Literal