Every year Mike attends the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS), the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR), the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) and the American Academy of Religion (AAR). This year Mike recorded short conversations with...
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Naked Bible 57: Acts 22
Acts 22 In an earlier episode (#50), we asked whether Paul’s stoning at Lystra in Acts 14 was the backdrop for the heavenly visionary experience he described in 2 Corinthians 12. Did Paul in fact have an NDE? We concluded that the chronology Paul alluded to in 2...
Naked Bible 43: Acts 6 & 7
Acts 6-7 Acts 6-7 are familiar to most Bible students as being about the selection of deacons and Stephen’s martyrdom. For sure those items are important, but there are other items of interest in these chapters that are frequently overlooked. Some of these connect...
Naked Bible 37: Acts 2:1-21
Acts 2:1-21 While this episode covers Acts 2:1-21, the emphasis is on vv. 14-21. The first thirteen verses are only summarized with respect to what they describe and its biblical-theological significance. Listeners are encouraged to watch the video Introducing the...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 033: Word Studies, Part 2
Episode 33 continues our series on Bible study at the word level. Last time we talked about word usage as it pertains to usage by a single biblical author within the scope of that author's writings. Our launching point then was the lemma behind "unmarried" in 1 Cor...
Naked Bible Podcast 029: Prophecy and Apocalyptic Genre
In this episode, we're going to talk about two genres: prophecy and apocalyptic. The reason for doubling up will become apparent as we proceed, but basically we need to talk about these two genres because most modern Bible students don't realize there are clear...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 027: What is a Proverb?
In the last podcast episode we continued our series on studying the Bible in light of its various types of literature its literary genres. We looked at parables and offered some guidelines for interpreting them. In this episode, we're going to briefly look at...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 023: Legal Genre
In the last episode of our series on studying the Bible, we transitioned to an important area of study: learning to read the Bible in terms of the various types of literature found in its pages. Our first example concerned reading narrative, where I...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 10 Uploaded
The series on baptism continues with another discussion of a problem passage, Acts 2:38. In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser explores the meaning of Acts 2:38, often misunderstood as teaching that baptism causes the forgiveness of sins. He focuses on the Greek word...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode #2
I just uploaded the second podcast episode. The subject of baptism is continued, as the series begins looking at the conflicting language regarding the gospel and baptism in well known creeds. In Episode 2 of the Naked Bible Podcast, Dr. Michael Heiser dives into the...
Naked Bible Conference Speaker and Topic Profile #1
I'll be blogging a few thoughts on each speaker and topic for our upcoming (August 18) Naked Bible Conference. You can read the full abstract of each speaker and topic at the website. My thoughts here are just to give you all a heads up as to why I invited the speaker...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 184: Hebrews 5:11-6:20
Our series on the book of Hebrews continues the writer’s emphasis on the faithful priesthood of Christ – this time as the basis for turning away from a theology of dead works and clinging to faith. The centrality of not turning from the true gospel of faith in the...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 171: Q & A # 23
The episode is now live! In this Q&A-packed episode of the Naked Bible Podcast, Dr. Michael Heiser answers listener-submitted questions ranging from biblical languages and textual oddities to theological concepts like eternal functional subordination and...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 168: Melchizedek, Part 2: Second Temple Jewish Literature
In the previous two episodes on Melchizedek (1a, 1b) we covered the Old Testament data on this enigmatic figure. Jewish writers and readers in the Second Temple Period (ca. 500 BC – 70 AD) naturally had ideas on who Melchizedek was and how to understand him as a...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode: Translating Genesis 1-11
In this episode Dr. Heiser talks to the men behind a new translation project, John Hobbins and Samuel Bray. The first volume of their effort is entitled Genesis 1-11: A New Old Translation for Readers, Scholars, and Translators. Our discussion focuses on the...