Women of the Word

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Many Christian women find great encouragement and joy in and through women s Bible studies However, popular Bible teacher Jen Wilkin is concerned that sometimes we let our emotions rule our study of Scripture and forget that the Bible is primarily about God, not us Challenging hungry women to go deeper in their study of Scripture, this book will help you refocus your efforts on feeding your mind first and foremost Whether you re young or old, married or single, this accessible volume will energize and equip you for Bible study aimed at transforming both the heart and mind. Read Women of the Word By Jen Wilkin – kino-fada.fr The principle that this book argues for is by all means important and I cannot agreewith the author Become a woman of the Word Jen Wilkin does a wonderful job in explaining why is it important extremely important to study the Word of God faithfully I would give this book 5 stars from pages 1 108 On the next pages p.109 145 , the author proposes a method to study the Scriptures and because of these pages I dropped the ...2014 is proving to be a good year for newly published Christian women s books, a genre whose weaknesses and shallowness I and many others have oft lamented.Without even using the word hermeneutics, this book is a guide to exactly that But no worries, lovers of and trained students in hermeneutics, the author sti...What a wonderful tool for learning how to best study the Word of God This is one of the most helpful guides I ve come across in my many years as a student of the Bible Highly recommended.Women of the Word is an excellent resource for learning a process for Bible literacy Would be helpful to walk through with someone in a discipleship relationship who would like to learn to study the Bible for themselves.Overall, this book was just okay It has fairly sound teaching, and I can appreciate Wilkin s desire to motivatewomen to really know their Bibles.However, her tone throughout the first half of the book read to me like, I used to be a terrible Christian who didn t know anything, either But I have now arrived, and if you just do exactly what I do, you can become an awesome Christian, too Her tone does improve in the second half a bit The book was really dry I finally started skimming Overall, this book was just okay It has fairly sound teaching, and I can appreciate Wilkin s desire to motivatewomen to really know their Bibles.However, her tone throughout the first half of the book read to me like, I used to be a terrible Christian who didn t know anything, either But I have now arrived, and if you just do exactly what I do, you can become an awesome Christian, too Her tone does improve in the second half a bit The book was really dry I finally started skimming in the last few chapters which I hardly ever do , because I just wante...An accessible hermeneutic for ladies and seriouslyjust anybody.2.5 stars out of 5 stars Better than just okay but I can t honestly give it a good rating because it s a little too cutesy fluffy and I doubt I ll ever read refer to it again whereas I refer fairly often to a few other books on how to study the Bible esp Kay Arthur s She does have some good quotes but overall it doesn t live up to all the 5 star reviews I ve seen All those high reviews making this sound like the best book on how to study the Bible made me expect it to be much better 2.5 stars out of 5 stars Better than just okay but I can t honestly give it a good rating because it s a little too cutesy fluffy and I doubt I ll ever read refer to it again whereas I refer fairly often to a few other books on how to study the Bible esp Kay Arthur s She does have some good quotes but overall it doesn t live up to all the 5 star reviews I ve seen All those high reviews making this sound like the best book on how to study the Bible ma...I have a feeling I m not the only who feels inadequate when it comes to Bible study It s the reason I enrolled in seminary last year Thankfully, there are many tools available that can help us learn how to do that, even if you don t want to pursue formal education One such tool is Jen Wilkin s book, Women of the Word, which explores the importance of Bible literacy and outlines the major components necessary for profitable study I m usually skeptical about books targeted to women, since they I have a feeling I m not the only who feels inadequate when it comes to Bible study It s the reason I enrolled in seminary last year Thankfully, there are many tools available that can help us learn how to do that, even if you don t want to pursue formal education One such tool is Jen Wilkin s book, Women of the Word, which explores the importance of Bible literacy and outlines the major components necessary for profitable study I m usually skeptical about books targeted to women, since they often focus too heavily on emotional approaches and, quite frankly, lack depth But I was pleasantly surprised at the substance and insight it offered, and appreciated the overarching focus on engaging the mind before the heart when approaching Scripture.Women in the Word combines sound biblical reasoning with practical steps, helpful personal anecdotes, and even humor eve...This was a great book I really appreciated and will be going back to repeatedly While I didn t find any secret key to Bible study or the way to master God s Word in just 20 seconds a day , it is a very useful, succinct overview of good Bible study There were a lot of good reminders I think it ...This book is really good It convicted me and has spurred me into wanting to study the Bibleand know God better I did find it overwhelming at some points just a bit, but I re read a lot of chapters and that helped.

Women of the Word
  • 13 May 2017
  • Paperback
  • 158 pages
  • 1433541769
  • Jen Wilkin
  • Women of the Word