Book Club Questions
These questions are designed for book clubs.
It's been suggested to distribute the questions to club members before
they begin reading so that they will read with these questions in mind.
It's been suggested to distribute the questions to club members before
they begin reading so that they will read with these questions in mind.
- Do you think the stories of these women are universal? Why or why not?
- Why do you think the author chose to tell these stories?
- How controversial are the issues raised in this book?
- Which one of the women’s stories surprised you the most?
- Every character written about had challenges in her life. Some women have shared that the trials of one of the biblical women have helped them through their own personal trials. Did you find inspiration in one of these stories for yourself? Is it something you could share about?
- Was there a topic in the book that shed light or clarity on an issue or value?
- What feelings did this book evoke in you?
- Was there a specific passage that struck you as significant, profound, interesting, amusing, illuminating, disturbing, sad? Share the passage and its effect.
- Share a favorite quote from the book. Why did this quote stand out?
- What have you learned from reading this book? Has it broadened your perspective about any issues—personal or otherwise?
- In what ways could these stories be used to build bridges to other women?
- When you think about the personal journey of your grandmothers or great grandmothers, how do you see their strengths reflected in the qualities of these biblical women?
- Where there shifts in the way you think about the biblical matriarchs? Did you gain more clarity? Was there something you found surprising?
- What common threads did you see in the women’s stories?
- Did this book leave you with questions? If so, what are they?
- If you could meet one of the women written about in this book, who would it be? What would you want to ask her?
- If you could give wisdom from our mothers to your daughters (or nieces or sisters) what lessons would you want to gift to them?