As many of you know, I just returned from a trip to Israel. The trip was created and conducted by Lipkin Tours. Along with Derek and Sharon Gilbert, I was a host on the tour. This allowed me to comment on certain sites and content points along the tour as we were led...
Baptism
The (Pseudo) “Doctrine” of Fallen Angel Salvation: Research Sources
Just a brief follow-up on the subject of whether fallen angels can be redeemed. One of the curious points to me in this matter has been how some refer to the idea of angelic salvation as a “doctrine.” That word conveys the impression (intentionally, I...
What is the Meaning of BAPTIZEIN?
Follow the link below to what, in my experience, is the most lengthy scholarly treatment of the relevant primary sources for the meaning of baptizein (“baptize”) available. The article just appeared online for free, though it was published in 2011: Eckhard...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 133: ETS-SBL – Live Q & A in San Antonio
This was our first live episode. Trey, myself and David Burnett got together with podcast listeners and a live Q & A broke out! Thank you to everyone who came and joined us in San Antonio! Ep. 133 drops the studio for a packed room at Rosella’s Coffee in San...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 97 – Q & A Number 12
The episode is now live. This brisk Q&A tackles a stack of listener questions across Heiser’s core themes. He begins with the perennial “Is there sex in heaven?”—distinguishing earthly procreative embodiment from glorified life and noting that Genesis 6 (Watcher...
Naked Bible 46: Q&A 2
Our second Question and Answer episode! Here are the papers referenced in the show: Why use the Septuagint? ANE Pagan Divination Practices Belial-Mastema-Satan-Devil-DNTB LordsDayDLNT Transcript 46 Q&A2 Q&A Summary and Timestamps Here are the main listener...
Naked Bible 38: Acts 2:22-41
Acts 2:22-41 This episode will focus on two items of biblical theology that are controversial in biblical study: How the New Testament writers / apostles quoted the Old Testament The meaning of Acts 2:38 Of the two, the second is more familiar to Christians due to...
The Pope Wants to Baptize Aliens (Again)
SIGH. Those of you who read my material (especially the biblical stuff) know I don’t bash Catholicism, though I have serious disagreements with it. (I’m here to irritate everyone, not just Catholics). 🙂 I have no doubt that this pope has a good heart, and...
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 009 Uploaded
This episode discusses another problem passage related to baptism: Acts 22:16. In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser analyzes Acts 22:16, where Paul recounts his conversion and is told by Ananias to “get up, be baptized, and wash away your sins, calling on his name.”...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 008: Problem Passages and Baptism: 1 Peter 3:14-22
The latest episode is now uploaded. It's a podcast version of my recent post on 1 Peter 3:14-22. Dr. Michael Heiser unpacks one of the most theologically complex passages in the New Testament: 1 Peter 3:14–22, which blends themes of baptism, salvation, the flood, and...
Naked Bible Podcast 007 Uploaded
No, it's not about James Bond. Click through to find out! In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser explores the question of how baptism should be performed, analyzing whether Scripture definitively supports immersion, sprinkling, or pouring. He examines the Greek verb...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 006 Uploaded
The series on baptism continues. In this episode, I apply my take on getting the circumcision-baptism relationship right to adult and/or believer's baptism. In this follow-up to Episode 5, Dr. Michael Heiser extends his theological argument about baptism and...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode Uploaded
The next episode has been uploaded. I get into the relationship between circumcision and baptism and the need for saying only about baptism what one can say about circumcision. I think this is crucial to the idea of infant baptism being defensible. In the next...
Baptism as Spiritual Warfare
Over the weekend I had occasion to send a friend some pages from my Myth That is True first draft that pertained to a difficult passage, 1 Peter 3:14-22. I could hardly believe I had not posted on it before (searched for it and came up empty). So, I’ve decided to...