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alisonchannita 's review for:
A Year of Biblical Womanhood
by Rachel Held Evans
(more like a 3.5 stars for me)
This should have been read a decade ago when it was written, but here we are in 2022…
What felt like a quirky experiment on living “according to what the Bible says” actually sheds light on many “hows” in Christianity—How do I read the Bible (or, How do I arrive at the lens by which I choose to read the Bible?)? How does this influence my actions and values? How does this affect how I interact with others in the world?
RHE has been a helpful voice for me, encouraging me to stop, think, and tell the truth. She will always be missed.
“For those who count the Bible as sacred, interpretation is not a matter of WHETHER to pick and choose, but HOW to pick and choose. We are all selective. We all wrestle with how to interpret and apply the Bible to our lives. We all go to the text looking for something, and we all have a tendency to find it. So the question we have to ask ourselves is this: Are we reading with the prejudice of love or are we reading with the prejudices of judgment and power, self interesting and greed?
If you were looking for Bible verses with which to support slavery, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to abolish slavery, you will find them. If you’re looking for verses with which to oppress women, you’ll find them. If you are looking for verses with which to liberate and honor women, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to wage war, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to promote peace, you will find them. If you are looking for an outdated and irrelevant ancient text, you will find it. If you are looking for truth, believe me you will find it.“
This should have been read a decade ago when it was written, but here we are in 2022…
What felt like a quirky experiment on living “according to what the Bible says” actually sheds light on many “hows” in Christianity—How do I read the Bible (or, How do I arrive at the lens by which I choose to read the Bible?)? How does this influence my actions and values? How does this affect how I interact with others in the world?
RHE has been a helpful voice for me, encouraging me to stop, think, and tell the truth. She will always be missed.
“For those who count the Bible as sacred, interpretation is not a matter of WHETHER to pick and choose, but HOW to pick and choose. We are all selective. We all wrestle with how to interpret and apply the Bible to our lives. We all go to the text looking for something, and we all have a tendency to find it. So the question we have to ask ourselves is this: Are we reading with the prejudice of love or are we reading with the prejudices of judgment and power, self interesting and greed?
If you were looking for Bible verses with which to support slavery, you will find them. If you are looking for verses with which to abolish slavery, you will find them. If you’re looking for verses with which to oppress women, you’ll find them. If you are looking for verses with which to liberate and honor women, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to wage war, you will find them. If you are looking for reasons to promote peace, you will find them. If you are looking for an outdated and irrelevant ancient text, you will find it. If you are looking for truth, believe me you will find it.“