Questions God Asks in the Hebrew Scriptures

There are more than three hundred questions attributed to God in the Hebrew scriptures. The writers have God asking questions in the process of establishing and maintaining a relationship with persons and later with Israel. Included in this book are eighty-seven questions and/or groups of questions. Using the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the order of books is from the Hebrew bible, not the Protestant Christian bible.

The questions are listed first with the biblical reference; second, the background story of the questions is given; third, the reader is asked to think about the application of the questions for today's time; and fourth, there is a New Testament biblical reference for further meditation.

The author grew up on a farm in western Pennsylvania. A lifelong Methodist, her father had interest in the prophets of the Old Testament. The example of her parents was a strong influence on her faith life.

Her education includes an AB from Houghton College and an MA from Syracuse University.

Employment has included local churches, a larger parish, and annual conference settings as a director of Christian education in United Methodist churches and an Episcopal church, planning programs for all-aged persons. The job included training of teachers and leaders of the education programs to aid in ministry.

The author and her husband have been married for almost forty years, and they currently reside in Orchard Park, New York. They have two grown children who are married, and each has three children.