What's the Difference?: Manhood and Womanhood Defined According to the Bible

There are all ready sufficient reviews of this book that a shopper ought to be able to make a decision whether or not to purchase it. What prompted me to add another was my impression that some of the reviews need to be questioned. This is a thin book, a light weight study on an extensive subject. Piper attempts to cover a lot of material in very few pages.Some reviews might give the impression that this book is sufficient in and of itself to provide the reader with a workable understanding of the marital relationship. If after reading it you close the cover and think that you have sufficient foundation to live out a healthy marital relationship, you are headed for trouble. This book should be followed up by more comprehensive writings on the subject. Doing so might not appeal to many men as the role of marital head is very demanding and counter to all tendencies to be selfish.Some other reviews give the impression that the reviewer is well versed in the doctrinal position of John Piper. If you are going to attack the theology referenced in this book, this is the wrong forum. These attacks would be better debated against books like Wayne Gruden's "Biblical Manhood and Womanhood" which provide a more extensive foundation for their conclusions. For shoppers, these reviews could lead them to demonize the book and its author, to their own loss.

John Piper delivers a carefully studied Biblical portrait of what it means to be a man or a woman. The principles are based on sound Biblical exegesis, but without a lot of technicality and detail. The chapters dealing with "The Meaning of Masculinity" and "The Meaning of Femininity" are dealt with by the use of carefully constructed definitions that are unfolded word-by-word. Extensive space is given to describing the masculine role of leadership. Piper's approach is Scriptural, and therefore relevant; and he labors hard to bridge any apparant gaps between the Biblical model and its contemporary relevance. He avoids hard and fast rules for specific circumstances, and sticks to sold principles which should govern male-female relationships of differing levels. This would be an excellent book for pastoral premarital counselling.

This is an excellent resource to begin an understanding of Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. This an excerpt from Piper's larger work. The intent is you would read this, get acquainted with the concepts, and gain a desire to continue to dig deeper. My hope is that you would so that you might find freedom and rest in God's design for manhood and womanhood.

I bought this book along with "Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood." This was a very quick read, easy to understand, yet containing concepts that are so lacking in our post-modern society. It provides a quick overview of what the essence of manhood and womanhood is. I definitely recommend purchasing "Recovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood," edited by John Piper and Wayne Grudem or "Evangelical Feminism" by Wayne Grudem as well, since this book is meant to be a summary, not an extensive research.

Men and women were created as treasures of God.... equal but not the same. We need to celebrate the differences and understand what that means to our roles in our home, our church and in our culture.

Product as described. All is good.

Good book, but I accidentally ordered the study guide

As always, Dr Piper is on target if your theological convictions are thoroughly biblical in their origin. He is fresh air in an age where doctrinal smog seems to be preferred over black-and-white clarity.