Week 2: Chapter 2 — A Place at His Feet

1.Weaver points out that in the first-century Jewish world, a woman sitting at a rabbi's feet to learn was a radical, boundary-crossing act. How does understanding that cultural context change the way you read Mary's choice?

2.What does Weaver mean by "living-room intimacy"? What distinguishes it from simply having a quiet time or checking off a devotional reading?

3.Weaver suggests that many of us never truly settle at Jesus' feet because we are physically present in prayer or Bible reading but mentally still in the kitchen. What distracts you most when you try to be attentive to God?