Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin
Week 5: Chapter 4 — The Five P's: Perspective
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Perspective — understanding the context of a passage within the whole of Scripture — is the lens that keeps us from misreading the Bible. This week, explore how reading any text in its proper context changes what you see.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.What does Wilkin mean by 'perspective' in Bible study? Why is it dangerous to read a verse or passage in isolation from its broader context?
2.She identifies multiple layers of context — the immediate passage, the book, the testament, and the whole canon of Scripture. In your past experience, which of these layers have you most often skipped, and what has that cost you in terms of understanding?
3.Wilkin warns against 'verse-of-the-day' Christianity — treating individual verses as self-contained units of meaning. Can you think of a verse that is commonly misunderstood or misapplied because it is read apart from its context? What does the fuller context reveal?
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