8/23/2023 0 Comments God of creation jen wilkin![]() He offers a better covenant, a better tabernacle, and offered a better sacrifice than those of the Old Testament. Most of Hebrews involves taking various major components of the Jewish faith, and describing why Jesus is better: He’s better than angels. I liked that, and she has a gift for seeing things that I had missed when reading passages many times previously.Īs the book is titled, “better” is the theme Jen goes with. In the final video she made the point that the aim of Bible studies isn’t to come up with new ideas, but to better remember what has always been in God’s word. Still, I liked Jen’s way of getting a “big picture” overview of the book. It’s a lot of theology, rather than the more-accessible stories of Genesis that previous Wilkin studies covered. Over and over again I thought that the writing style of Hebrews was hard to follow at times. This was a challenging study, mainly because the book of Hebrews can be difficult. I liked the beloved “faith hall of fame,” but couldn’t tell you a lot of specifics otherwise. Prior to this study, if you’d asked me about Hebrews, my impressions/memories are that it’s a theologically-heavy book that is a bit different than much of the rest of the New Testament. This one is called Better: A Study of Hebrews. When I found out that there was another Wilkin Bible study this fall, I signed up. The studies I attended involved watching Jen’s video each week over the chapter(s) covered, and then meeting with a small group of women to go over the homework that was assigned each week in the book. She has the ability to take a passage I’ve read multiple times, and find new and refreshing insights. ![]() Wilkin was new to me at the time, but I found her takes on scripture to be compelling. Pre-pandemic, I participated during two consecutive years in women’s Bible studies at our church by Jen Wilkin: “God of Creation” about Genesis 1-12, and “God of Covenant” about the rest of Genesis.
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