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Jesus Is the Question: The 307 Questions Jesus Asked and the 3 He Answered Paperback – September 2, 2014

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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.
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A book designed to help the reader live the questions Jesus asks.

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Martin B. Copenhaver, an ordained minister of the United Church of Christ, has served churches in Westport, Connecticut; Burlington, Vermont; and Phoenix, Arizona. He is currently Senior Pastor of 1,000-member Wellesley Congregational Church, where he has served since 1994. He is the author (or co-author) of five books and has been published widely in national periodicals. He is an editor-at-large for The Christian Century and frequent speaker throughout the country. He currently resides in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Abingdon Press (September 2, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1426755147
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426755149
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.52 x 8.5 inches
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Martin B. Copenhaver is the President of Andover Newton Theological School--the oldest graduate school of any kind in America--located in Newton Centre, Massachusetts. Before assuming this role, Martin was Senior Pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, where he served for 20 years. He is a graduate of Dickinson College and received his Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1980. Martin served churches in Phoenix, Arizona, Burlington, Vermont and Westport, Connecticut before becoming Senior Pastor of Wellesley Congregational Church in 1994.

Martin is the author of seven books: Living Faith While Holding Doubts; To Begin at the Beginning: An Introduction to the Christian Faith; Good News in Exile (co-authored with Anthony B. Robinson and William Willimon); Words for the Journey: Letters to Our Teenagers About Life and Faith (co-authored with Anthony B. Robinson); This Odd and Wondrous Calling: The Public and Private Lives of Two Ministers (Co-authored with Lillian Daniel); Jesus Is the Question: The 307 Questions Jesus Asked and the 3 He Answered; and, most recently, Room to Grow: Meditations on Trying to Live as a Christian. Martin is an Editor at Large at The Christian Century and a contributor to numerous other periodicals.

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David A ODell
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read. Gives you something to think about.
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It was a good book. Not as enlightening as i would have hoped.
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Sunny226
5.0 out of 5 stars Questions as Answers?
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My church adult class decided to use this book for our Sunday morning class. It is well written and very thought provoking. We are only through the first 3 chapters, but the discussion has been great! The first 2 questions are "Who are you?" And "What are you looking for?" This week we discussed living with the questions. I recommend this if you want to really get a different look at Jesus. Realizing that He didn't give us 10 easy steps to live our faith, instead asking questions to change our paradigms and make us go deeper.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful
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Makes you wonder the answer. The same questions Jesus asked the disciples , religious leaders, and those in the crowds are still relevant today. This book is a journey to discovery.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and easy read for a diverse group
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2022
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We have been using this book as our Sunday School book. It is easy to read and has excellent discussion questions. Our group has grown spiritually thanks to this book.
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Chris Dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, suitable for kids too.
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Helpful look at the life and teachings of Jesus. There are practical take-aways, especially in the current culture of extreme push-back where the use of questions is much more effective.
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Karyl J. Leslie
4.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016
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I love thinking about Jesus asking many more questions than he answered, at least according to the Gospel records. It was a very wise way to teach and to elicit relationship, as Copenhaver points out. Lots to learn from here and lots to respond to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Transformed my thinking as a follower and a leader.
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2021
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Profound thoughts in easy to read narrative. Teaching from this work as a challenge to my congregation to sit with and to ask better questions and to embrace the mystery of that for which we yet have answers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Questions the original Quest!
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Good introductory inspirational read to ultimate issues.
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