Years ago I read the book "The Gospel of Ruth" and was blown away by how good of a study it was on an often-misread or overlooked book tucked away in the Hebrew Bible. So when Carolyn agreed to step into the Dojo for a discussion, I was thrilled to have her!

For those who are meeting her for the first time, Carolyn Custis James is an author, speaker, and adjunct faculty member at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia. She is a consulting editor for Zondervan’s Exegetical Commentary Series on the New Testament and in 2013, Christianity Today named her one of the 50 evangelical women to watch. She can be reached via her website at https://carolyncustisjames.com or on Twitter at @carolynezer

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:56 - Carolyn & Wonder Woman

00:03:29 - The best book on Ruth I've ever read

00:05:38 - Put some respect on Boaz's name

00:09:06 - Ruth and female initiative in leadership

00:12:37 - Patriarchy in the Biblical world

00:18:29 - How Christians misread the book of Ruth

00:33:04 - The Law as an opportunity for "hesed"

00:39:48 - Finding God in the Margins

00:43:20 - Mistranslating the Hebrew term 'Ezer

00:52:21 - One of the funniest texts in the Bible

00:54:12 - "Malestrom" as a Biblical response to patriarchy

01:01:51 - "Patriarchy" as a controversial culture war term

01:05:22 - "Mandalorian vs. She-Hulk" - Pop-feminism and denigrating men

01:17:53 - Reading the Bible with our cultural blindspots

01:25:59 - How does Carolyn respond to Complementarian views on "benevolent patriarchy"?

01:29:09 - Trump's Access Hollywood interview and various Christian leaders' responses

01:33:28 - Living as Christians with political disagreements

01:36:25 - "I do not permit a woman to teach..." - Thoughts on 1Timothy 2

01:45:06 - What does "dressing modestly" ACTUALLY refer to?

01:50:09 - Gender, patriarchy, and Bible translations

01:53:22 - Carolyn's thoughts on the ESV

01:59:46 - How to contact Carolyn

02:00:48 - The purpose of these "Dojo Discussion" episodes