Jesus Is the Question by Martin B Copenhaver
Contrary to some common assumptions, Jesus is not the ultimate Answer Man, but more like the Great Questioner. In the Gospels Jesus asks many more questions than he answers. To be precise, Jesus asks 307 questions. He is asked 183 of which he only answers 3. Asking questions was central to Jesus' life and teachings. In fact, for every question he answers directly he asks--literally--a hundred. Jesus is the Question considers the questions Jesus asks--what they tell us about Jesus and, more important, what our responses might say about what it means to follow Him. Through Jesus' questions, he modeled the struggle, the wondering, the thinking it through that helps us draw closer to God and better understand, not just the answer, but ourselves, our process and ultimately why questions are among Jesus' most profound gifts for a life of faith. A game-changer of a book.
Copenhaver, Martin B.: - Martin Copenhaver is the president of Andover Newton Theological School and an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Copenhaver has authored several books, including Living Faith While Holding Doubts (Pilgrim Press, 1989; revised 2003) and To Begin at the Beginning: An Introduction to the Christian Faith (United Church Press, 1994; revised by Pilgrim Press, 2002). Most recently, he wrote Jesus Is the Question: The 307 Questions Jesus Asked and the 3 He Answered (Abingdon Press, 2014), and Room to Grow: Meditations on Trying to Live as a Christian (Eerdmans, 2015). A graduate of Dickinson College, Copenhaver received his Master of Divinity degree from Yale University Divinity School. Martin is an Editor at Large at The Christian Century and a contributor to numerous other periodicals. He is also a member of the Writer's Group, which produces written resources for the United Church of Christ, including the Stillspeaking Daily Devotional.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781426755149 |
| ISBN 10 | 1426755147 |
| Title | Jesus Is the Question |
| Author | Martin B Copenhaver |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Abingdon Press |
| Year published | 2014-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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