A good friend of mine gave me a most interesting gift card to Barnes and Noble. I was able to turn it into the following books:

What Paul Really Said About Women I am curious about this one. A straight forward reading of some of Paul’s letters seem to slap women in the face, or at least they seem to put them in a box under the feet of men.¹ This book seems to challenge that reading of Paul. I wonder if it is a strong book or if it will rely on weak biblical arguments in its argumentation.

A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs This is a very cool and exciting reference. Did I just type that out? An exciting and cool reference? Is there such a thing? It contains all the early proto-orthodox Christian writers on 700+ topics. What did Justin Martyr say about free will?² What did Irenaeus have to say about the book of Revelation? It is in here.

1. Yes, I am being overly dramatic for the sake of effect, but I would ask all male readers to pause and think about it for a second. [↩]
2. ”For if it is predetermined that this man will be good and this other man will be evil, neither is the first one meritorious nor the latter man to be blamed. And again, unless the human race has the power of avoiding evil and choosing good by free choice, they are not accountable for their actions. [↩]