#390 My Honest Review of Jen Wilkin's Women of the Word + How to Study the Bible
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🗓️ 9 July 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Is Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin a reliable guide for learning how to study the Bible?
With more than 250,000 copies sold, Women of the Word has become one of the most widely recommended books on Bible study for Christian women. But does it offer a biblically sound approach to interpreting Scripture?
In this episode, I take an in-depth look at Jen Wilkin's bestselling book, examining its central claims, evaluating its approach to hermeneutics, and comparing its teaching with biblical principles for handling God's Word.
Along the way, we'll discuss:
Why it's important to ask what a passage meant before asking what it means for us.
The relationship between the mind, the heart, and spiritual transformation.
Common mistakes Christians make when studying the Bible.
Why context matters—and why Scripture must interpret Scripture.
The difference between description and prescription in biblical narratives.
How our view of the Bible shapes the way we read it.
Practical principles that can help you grow in biblical literacy.
I'll also share several of my own Bible study tips, recommend additional resources for going deeper, and explain why sound Bible study matters for every Christian.
Whether you're just beginning to study the Bible or you've been reading it for years, this episode will challenge you to think more carefully about how we approach God's Word.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today, I'm going to be reviewing the book Women of the Word by Jen Wilkin. |
| 0:13.8 | Is this a reliable guide for women who want to study the Bible? |
| 0:17.3 | We're going to get into all of it. |
| 0:19.1 | Plus, I'll be giving some of my tips on how to study the Bible correctly. |
| 0:23.3 | So first, I just want to set the tone by letting you know the scope of this episode. This is a book |
| 0:28.7 | review of one book. This is not meant to be a commentary on the broader ministry of Jen Wilkin. |
| 0:34.7 | I honestly just don't know a ton about her. I don't follow her on social media. |
| 0:38.9 | So I am just really keeping the scope of this episode to reviewing this one book. Okay, |
| 0:44.5 | the book is called Women of the Word, How to Study the Bible, with both our hearts and our minds. |
| 0:50.3 | It's published by Crossway. To date, at least according to the Amazon page, it has sold over |
| 0:55.6 | 250,000 copies. That is a lot of books. And it is marketed as a tested guide, excuse me, a trusted |
| 1:03.5 | guide to help women study scripture and draw nearer to God. So just to give us some context for |
| 1:09.3 | what the book's about, I'm going to read to you the |
| 1:11.1 | description from the Amazon page, which says this. We all know it's important to study God's |
| 1:16.7 | word, but sometimes it's hard to know where to start. What's more? A lack of time, emotionally |
| 1:22.4 | driven approaches, and past frustrations can erode our resolve to keep growing in our knowledge of |
| 1:27.9 | scripture. How can we, as Christian women, keep our focus and sustain our passion while |
| 1:33.4 | reading the Bible? With over 250,000 copies sold, women of the Word has helped countless |
| 1:38.9 | women with a clear and concise plan they can use every time they open their Bible, featuring the same |
| 1:45.4 | content as the first edition with, oh, this, okay, so this must be the second edition. |
| 1:50.7 | Now with added study questions at the end of each chapter, this book equips you to engage |
| 1:55.3 | God's word in a way that trains your mind and transforms your heart. |
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