Head Scratchers: When the Words of Jesus Don’t Make Sense by Talbot Davis
Let’s face it: Sometimes Jesus says things that make you scratch your head. In HEAD 
SCRATCHERS, Talbot Davis leads you to understanding some of Jesus’ words that are confusing, perplexing, or even offensive. Starting with a passage we struggle with, Davis opens it to reveal a challenging, hopeful word that will bring the gospel’s transformative power into your life. The book includes discussion questions, as well as free video trailers and audio recordings of the author’s sermons.
Talbot Davis has wisely, creatively, and boldly called us out in this: The teachings of Jesus are complicated and demanding, and yet they are the way that leads to life. – Ken Carter, resident bishop, Florida Area, United Methodist Church
In these studies of Jesus’ “head-scratching” teaching,s Davis combines careful interpretations with compelling insights for contemporary appropriation. These are engaging, reliable, enlightening, and thoroughly accessible studies. Highly recommended. -David R. Bauer, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Biblical Interpretation, Asbury Theological Seminary