Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin
Week 4: Chapter 3 — The Five P's: Purpose
Read Chapter 3 of Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin.
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Wilkin introduces the first of her five P's for intentional Bible study — Purpose — arguing that we must know *why* we are studying a text before we can study it well. Think carefully this week about what has driven your own approach to the Bible in the past.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.In your own words, what does Wilkin mean by 'purpose' as it relates to Bible study? What wrong purposes does she identify, and what is the right one?
2.She suggests that many women study the Bible to find practical life advice rather than to know God. Why is that purpose insufficient, even if practical wisdom is genuinely present in Scripture?
3.Wilkin distinguishes between studying the Bible to get something from God and studying it to know God Himself. Have you experienced both of those impulses? What does each feel like from the inside?