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Jesus asked - what he wanted to knowTo get to the heart of an issue JESUS ASKED - WHAT HE WANTED TO KNOW An old rabbi was once asked: 'Why do you always put your teaching in the form of a question?' Instantly, he responded: 'So, what is wrong with a question?' The greatest teacher of all was master of the well-aimed question, and this book is a very stimulating guide to them. Apparently, there are 67 separate conversations in the Gospel of Mark in the course of which Jesus asks 50 questions. Whose picture is on the coin? Who was neighbour to the man? Why do you call me good? Who do you say that I am? Gempf shows how the Lord used questions to rebuke, to get to the heart of an issue, and even to answer the questions put to him by others. This is a super guide to the questions Jesus asked and the conversations in which they happened. Some EN readers may find Gempf's style irritating; he tries too hard to be hip. Others will experience sense-of-humour failure when he occasionally overstates his case. But if you can put up with this sort of thing it is worth it; reading this I found myself repeatedly checking my Bible and getting new insight into familiar passages. Dave Burke, © Evangelicals Now - August 2003 |