question for question

Jesus asked 307 questions. He answered  3. It reminds us He was and is, Jewish. A fact that is conveniently forgotten in today’s teaching

Jesus’ response was then, and remains today, a Hebraism. Jews like to answer questions with questions. As a response mechanism this is, in a very real sense, hard-wired. It reminds us of the old joke: a man asks a rabbi: “Why do Jews always answer a question with a question?” The rabbi answers: “Do we?” Questions can be very powerful. Let us look at a few biblical examples and assess the sheer power of questions: