The last episode of the podcast dealt with the need to tap into the intellectual output of the ancient Mediterranean world -- the Bible's own context -- in order to start thinking the thoughts of the biblical writers. This episode takes this recommendation further by...
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Modern Critical Thinking About the Bible? Or, Should 2 Timothy 2:15 Be Restricted to Ancient Readers?
A recent guest post over at the Patheos blog author by Dr. David Lincicum, will likely be of interest to Naked Bible readers: Lament for a Maternal Home (or, Is There No Place for Believing Criticism in Evangelicalism?). I appreciated the essay. Though I don't know...
Get the Entire Gottingen Septaugint for 90 Percent Off
That's right. No kidding. For those who know don't know what the Göttingen LXX is, it's the premier critical text edition of the Septuagint. There are 24 volumes in print, each of which go for $150 or more in print. That's $3600 for the set. Plus it's in electronic...
The Absence of Satan in the Old Testament
Several commenters to the last post asked for some information on the satan. Although English Bibles continue the practice of capitalizing the word "satan" in passages like Job 1 and 2, those passage do not have a specific individual in mind -- that is, "satan" in...
What’s the Point of the Inspiration Exercise?
This is a question I've raised a few times now on the blog with respect to this topic. I'm going to answer it below (or at least kick it off) in startlingly brief fashion. It will serve as a transition point into inerrancy (at least that's how I'm thinking of it...
Dr. Heiser’s Handout for his Naked Bible Conference Session
Here it is - click the link: nbchandout
Short Introduction to the Apostles’ Creed
Listeners to the Naked Bible Podcast will recall that I had Rick Brannan on as a guest. Rick has produced a short (82 pp), 12-week introduction to the Apostles' Creed that is available on Amazon and Kindle. While I'm not a fan of creeds, the Apostles' Creed is so...
Important New Article on the Septuagint
I'm happy to announce and recommend this article by Ed Glenny: “The Septuagint and Biblical Theology." I'm even happier that it's freely accessible to all of you. Ed was my first Bible teacher way back in the day at Bible college. Listeners to the Naked Bible Podcast...
PEERANORMAL Episode 3: EVP – Electronic Voice Phenomena
The episode is now live. It's an important discussion of not only the topic, but spiritual / theological implications.
Recent Dissertation on Satan Available Online
Derek Brown (a friend who works at Faithlife/Logos with me) recently had his dissertation published through Mohr-Siebeck. The dissertation itself (done at Edinburgh) is available for free online. It's entitled: "God of this age: Satan in the churches and Letters of...
New Book on Ancient Near Eastern Backgrounds to the Hebrew Bible
Just a heads up, as I am often asked about such resources. This link leads to two reviews of this new book: My "go to" recommendations for this sort of information, though, are Walton's two volumes: Ancient Israelite Literature in its Cultural Context (1994) Ancient...
Great Deal on an Important Scholarly Divine Council Book
Eisenbrauns sent this out this morning. Their "deal of the weekend" is Lowell Handy's book, Among the Host of Heaven. It's essential for the divine council in Canaanite thought. It will expire this weekend.
All Commentaries are Not Created Equal, Part 4
This is actually a short follow-up to Part 3, where I recommended some commentary sets. In that post I had two links to web pages on the Denver Seminary website to their own commentary recommendations. I have gone through that site and highlighted the volumes I have...
Bible Misconceptions Parts 1 and 2: Truth Sentinel Interview with Mike Heiser
Here's part 1 - the interview ranged far and wide as I recall. Here's Part 2 (added April 27, 2016):
Resource: Ancient World Digital Library
I just discovered this resource via the Ancient World Online blog. The site has a number of scholarly monographs on Egyptology, Mesopotamia, Israel, etc. that can be downloaded as PDF. For example, click here for the books in the Mesopotamian category. One of the...