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...
divine council
Introduction to the Divine Council
The Two Powers in Heaven
How Mike Approaches the Bible
Some Upcoming Interviews
Just thought I'd give readers a heads up on some things in which they might have an interest. I'm being interviewed on three shows in the next week or so. I've been trying to say no to interviews for the last year, but I got hit with all three requests last week, so...
Mike’s Divine Council Book First Draft Now Completed
Many of you know that I've been working (puttering is more accurate) on a book for non-specialists (i.e., lay people and pastors, not the academy) on what I refer to as the divine council worldview of the Bible. It's entitled The Myth That Is True. I've been at it for...
Did the Religion of the Biblical Writers Evolve from Polytheism to Monotheism? A Paper and Response to Thom Stark
[Note: For other posts on Mike's work on the divine council, click here for the archive.] Here is my second ETS paper, entitled, "Does Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible Demonstrate an Evolution from Polytheism to Monotheism?" My answer is "no, and the question is...
Regional SBL Papers
[Note: For other posts on Mike's work on the divine council, click here for the archive.] [Note to those who left comments on this post: I have fixed the bad link in the earlier post.] Here are my two regional SBL papers (keep in mind that in both I spent part of my...
Dan McClellan on “What is Deity in Septuagint Deuteronomy?”
Well, finally got around to re-reading Dan's paper from SBL of last year. I had attended the paper and taken notes, but I wanted to run through the paper once again. My thanks to Dan for sending me a copy (and for the heads up from Matt - and congrats to him and his...
The Passing of a True Minister You've Likely Never Heard of
I just heard of the passing of Dr. Tom Hawkins yesterday. Those who follow this blog of who have read The Facade have likely not heard of Tom, but he figures in the novel and his work will again constitute part of the plot line of the sequel. Tom spent the better part...
The Plural Elohim of Psalm 82: Gods or Men?
[Note: For other posts on Mike's work on the divine council, click here for the archive.] At last week's annual ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) meeting I read two papers. The first was entitled. "What Is / Are (an) Elohim?" It dealt with why the reality of...
Free PDFs for Some Articles by Mike
I just found out via Liberty University (I'm adjunct for them in their distance program) that I can post links on my blog to free PDF articles that I have written. I presume they have cleared everything with respect rights or they wouldn't be suggesting this to...
Heiser, Mormonism, and the Divine Council of Psalm 82
I just got an email from someone who asked very sincerely if Mormons are using my divine council material responsibly. Apparently the answer is (predominantly) "no" so I thought I'd post on this. Many of you are aware that my academic specialty is the divine council...
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...
Class 4 – Jesus & the Old Testament
This is the third in a series of lectures Dr. Heiser did at Grace Church Bellingham. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWM8L01cAkY