One of my tasks in writing this book recommendation was to come up with a title that wouldn’t leave men out. In a moment, I got just the right title to do the job, or so I thought – ‘(Wo)men of the Word’… turned out it wasn’t as novel as I thought. Andrew Wilson, over at Think Theology, beat me to it! And not only in the title, but also in the fitting review he did. It was refreshing and encouraging to read a man’s perspective on a book aimed at women. I may well just put off the entire idea of recommending the book, or maybe not?
It is quite fascinating that whilst the Bible is essentially the story of God’s redemptive history, believers are able to locate themselves in the unfolding drama. In the last post, we saw how the Bible really is a purposeful narrative: a clear beginning in Genesis, a perfect ending in Revelation, and with everything in the middle building up towards that end.
Every book has a purpose, so in order to get the most out of it, it’s important to ask the right questions, such as who wrote it?, to whom was it written?, what’s the author’s purpose? These same questions and more are to be asked of The Bible, if we’re to make sense of it.