Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin
Week 3: Chapter 2 — His Story, Not Yours
Read Chapter 2 of Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin.
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One of the most disorienting — and liberating — moves in Wilkin's book is her insistence that the Bible is primarily about God, not about us. This week's questions are designed to help you feel the weight of that shift and begin to read Scripture with new eyes.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Wilkin describes several common approaches to Bible reading that end up making the Bible more about the reader than about God. Which of the approaches she names — the 'Xanax' approach, the 'fortune cookie' approach, the 'CSI' approach, and others — have you most recognized in yourself or others?
2.She uses the image of a mirror to describe a me-centered approach to Scripture — we look into the Bible and see ourselves rather than God. What is wrong with that, and what should we be looking for instead?
3.Wilkin argues that the Bible is the story of God — His character, His works, His redemptive plan. How does reading, say, the story of David or Esther change when you are asking 'What does this reveal about God?' rather than 'What does this tell me to do?'