This book makes a critical study of the Matthean Beatitudes from socio-historical perspective and examines their implications for contemporary Christian discipleship. Investigating into the socio-historical background of the Matthean community, it makes an exegetical study on the Matthean Beatitudes (Matt 5:3-12).

It also employs insights on the socio-historical experience of the Matthean community for drawing exegetical conclusions. It argues that the Matthean Beatitudes can be subsumed under the category of apocalyptic beatitudes.