The episode is now live. Timestamps for Questions The timestamps are approximated based on the transcript's natural pacing. [02:50] – Genesis 2–3 and Conditional Mortality:Does humanity’s conditional immortality affect future judgment? What about annihilation vs....
1 Corinthians 11
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100: Celebrating the Milestone with Listeners
The episode is now live. Thanks to all who sent in their thoughts. It's gratifying for both Trey and myself to be helpful to those who care about biblical content. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 100 marks a major milestone in Dr. Michael Heiser’s journey of biblical...
Naked Bible 86: The Head Covering of 1 Corinthians 11:13-15
This episode begins a series of topical episodes following the end of our series on Leviticus. The topic for this episode is the controversial head covering reference in 1 Cor. 11:13-15. The discussion summarizes the material discussed in a scholarly journal article...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 015: The Lord’s Supper in 1 Cor 11
The episode page is located here, or you can listen via iTunes or the archive. Episode 15 of the Naked Bible Podcast continues Dr. Michael Heiser’s focused exploration of the Lord’s Supper by examining 1 Corinthians 11 in light of the preceding chapters (1 Corinthians...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 012: The Lord’s Supper and the Gospels, Part 1
Here is the link (or go to the archive here on the blog). Here is the description: When I introduced this topic and series, I said that I'm convinced that this doctrine is one of the least critically examined of all biblical doctrines. This episode gets us into some...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 011: Introducing the Series on the Lord’s Supper
I know this topic feels familiar -- one of those, "What can you say about that?" topics. However, this one is in my Top Ten list of least-examined doctrines. This brief introductory episode will give you a little feel for why. Dr. Michael Heiser begins a new teaching...
Hope You Are Checking the Comments…
Just in case. Here is something I just posted as a reply. I think the questions and my response are useful for others to see. The statements in quotation marks (" ") is NOT mine. >> 1. You wrote: If the Bible indeed employs 'flawed propositions' in order to...
Article IX of the Chicago Statement
I got a bit carried away with Article IX, so I didn't post all the rest of the articles and my responses to them here. Here's Article IX: Article IX. WE AFFIRM that inspiration, though not conferring omniscience, guaranteed true and trustworthy utterance on all...
Pre-Scientific Worldview “Problem” and Inerrancy
Taking off on Chet's lengthy response to my "Definitions of Inerrancy" post: The first thing I'd like to pursue is Chet's criticism of the word "affirm" -- I also think it's a weasel-word. You quote 1 Cor. 11:14, which says, "Does not nature itself teach you that if a...
Beginning a Serious Discussion about Inerrancy
I've been thinking about inerrancy a good bit lately--not whether I want to surrender it, or whether it's a term that has any value or not. My thoughts have focused on the Peter Enns dismissal from Westminster. I think they made the wrong decision, and the reasoning...
The Lord’s Supper and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Post 4 of 4)
Well, finally carved out the time to get this up. For my money, this passage has been fundamentally misunderstood (or maybe under-read), which has led to a lot of misunderstanding about the Lord's Supper. I think you'll be surprised at what it says. Please note the...