Beatitudes are described as which of the following?

• A. A list of rituals
• B. A collection of laws
• C. A set of prophetic sayings
• D. Eight moral teachings given at the Sermon on the Mount

Answer: (D)

Beatitudes are eight statements of blessedness spoken by Jesus as part of the Sermon on the Mount. They lay out the attitudes and qualities that mark citizens of God's coming kingdom, such as being poor in spirit, mourning, meek, hunger and thirst for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers, and those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake. Each line pairs a present condition with a future blessing, signaling the kingdom’s values and its reversal of worldly expectations. They aren’t rituals, nor a formal set of laws, nor primarily prophetic sayings; they function as moral teachings that describe the character Jesus calls his followers to embody, delivered in that famous sermon. That combination—the eight Beatitudes as moral teachings given at the Sermon on the Mount—best captures what they are.