John McLaughlin 
The Questions of Jesus 

‘This book provides a helpful reflection upon an issue regularly noticed by Gospel scholarship: Jesus consistently asks questions, and even responds to questions posed to him with a further question. Outside this scholarship, John Mc Laughlin’s reflections on this literary phenomenon are consistently directed to a popular audience. The pervasive use of the literary form of a question enabled the Gospel authors to present Jesus’ rejection of superficiality. This book continues that tradition, focusing on the many superficialities of contemporary society.’ 
  
-Francis J. Moloney, Catholic Theological College, University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia

About the author

John L. Mc Laughlin is professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and interim dean of the faculty of theology at the University of St. Michael’s College, Toronto, where he teaches ancient Israelite religion, Prophets, and Wisdom Literature, and is an associate member of the graduate faculty, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto. His recent publications include The Questions of Jesus and Parables of Jesus (both Wipf & Stock), An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions (2018), What Are They Saying about Ancient Israelite Religion? (2016), and The Ancient Near East: An Essential Guide (2012).