Product Description

In the Gospels, when people asked Jesus a question, he often replied with one of his own. This book looks at the questions Jesus asked and how they can enrich our understanding and faith.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #415269 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Synopsis
Offers a look at the questions Jesus asks us - which enrich our understanding and faith. In the Gospels, when people asked Jesus a question, he often replied with one of his own: "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you call me good?" British author Conrad Gempf invites readers to look at these questions and discover Jesus' motivation. What could the second person of the Trinity want to know that he doesn't already? Gempf concludes that Jesus wants to know where we stand. He doesn't need to know more facts; he wants to know us.

From the Back Cover
A look at the questions Jesus asks us—which enrich our understanding and faith

In the Gospels, when people asked Jesus a question, he often replied with one of his own: "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "Why do you call me good?" British author Conrad Gempf invites readers to look at these questions and discover Jesus’ motivation. What could the second person of the Trinity want to know that he doesn’t already? Gempf concludes that Jesus wants to know where we stand. He doesn’t need to know more facts; he wants to know us.

About the Author
Conrad Gempf (Ph.D., University of Aberdeen in Scotland) is lecturer in New Testament Studies at London Bible College in the United Kingdom. He has contributed to many journals and books, including being coeditor with David Gill of The Book of Acts in its Graeco-Roman Setting.

Customer Reviews

Insightful & Profoud
Conrad explores the conversational and teaching approach of Jesus in a way that was totally new to me. Rather than list all those aspects that Conrad has drawn out of the Gospels and negate the surprise of the book as the narrative unfolds in each chapter I will simply offer the recommendation to do so yourself.

If you're unsure of purchasing it then type Conrad's name in on Google visit his blog, this way you will be introduced to his style of writing which will result in you buying it anyway.

Jesus - not just the answer
Survivors of the 70s might remember Andrae Crouch's black gospel classic, "Jesus Is the Answer". But it was UK playwright Murray Watts who I first heard suggest that Jesus is just as much the question for the world today.

It's taken a decade or three to finally see the notion given an adequate theology. In my opinion, Conrad Gempf, lecturer in New Testament at London Bible College, delivers in style.

Did you know, for example, that in Mark, the first Gospel to have been written, there are 67 episodes in which there is any sort of conversation at all? Jesus asks an astonishing 50 questions in those 67 episodes.

It's a similar pattern throughout the other three Gospels. Gempf recounts Jesus' many encounters - including those with the Pharisees, Sadducees, disciples and various passing strangers - throwing important new light on our understanding of the Bible and Christ as communicator.

Read this excellent, accessible book - and re-discover the genius of Jesus.