During the recent annual meetings for biblical studies scholars held in San Antonio, Dr. Heiser interviewed a number of scholars about their recent work. In Part 4 of those interviews, we chat with Dr. N. T. Wright (former Bishop of Durham and Canon of Westminster,...
atonement
Did Yahweh Demand Blood for a True Relationship with Him? Part 2
[Editor's note: Ronn Johnson's post will remind those who listened to the Naked Bible Podcast series on Leviticus of the discussion of kaphar, how it referred to purgation -- not from moral sins, but from ritual impurity. Consequently, it's application to the work of...
Did Yahweh Demand Blood for a True Relationship with Him? Were the Other Gods More Merciful to their People?
[Editorial, MSH: Listeners to the Naked Bible podcast series on Leviticus will recall that nearly all the sacrificial language of Leviticus had to do with disinfecting or protecting sacred space from impurity – the blood was not applied to the one bringing sacrifice...
Naked Bible Episode 105 – Q & A # 13
The episode is now live. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 105 features another round of listener-submitted questions, covering a wide range of biblical and theological topics that reflect Dr. Michael Heiser’s deep knowledge and consistent focus on context and original...
ET Life and Recent God Talk
[Update / Addendum 10/11/2011 - see the third paragraph.] I'm betting those of you who lurk on this blog have seen the recent spate (or is it semi-mindless repetition) of news stories about the impact an intelligent extraterrestrial reality would have on religion,...
John Milor vs. Gary Bates, Part 4
Continuing (and completing) my comments on the exchange between John Milor and Gary Bates. My comments are at "MSH." ------------------------ John Milor shares Gary Bates' third point: Point 3: Since extraterrestrials would have no hope for salvation, this would mean...