Well, I'm on my way back home from ETS and SBL. The week is always fun (sort of my Bible geek recharge for the year), but this year it was more so because Trey was along. We took the Naked Bible Podcast on the road. We wound up interviewing nearly twenty scholars (8.5...
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Naked Bible 55: Dr. Ronn Johnson
Interview with Dr. Ronn Johnson In this episode Mike chats with his friend and co-conspirator in divine council research, Dr. Ronn Johnson. Ronn and Mike met as undergraduates in Bible college in the early 1980s. Ronn has a PhD in Bible Exposition (Old and New...
Did Ancient Egyptians Identify Themselves as a Black Race?
I know I blogged about this recently, but I came across the item below today and thought I'd post it now instead of later. As to the question in the post title .... Short answer: No. Anyone who has look at Egyptian art knows that Egyptians portrayed foreigners as that...
Sola Scriptura?
I received a question in email recently asking whether I'd ever blogged my understanding of sola Scriptura. I haven't (so far as I can recall), but I hope I've illustrated where I'm at. Still, I though it would be worth jotting it down. Here's the result of the 2-3...
Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation
I had a brief question tonight in email about Afrocentric Bible interpretation. I thought others might be interested in Yamauchi's short overview of the subject. Afrocentrism and Afrocentric Biblical Interpretation The file / excerpt comes from Yamauchi's book, Africa...
Unfiltered Fridays: Mike Heiser’s Weekly Post on the Logos Academic Blog
I just wanted to give Naked Bible Readers a heads up to something that begins today. In an effort to get my thinking and content to a wider audience and prepare uninitiated readers to what they'll read in The Unseen Realm and Supernatural, I'll be writing a weekly...
Revisiting Heiser’s Laws for Bible Study, Part 2
As noted in my first return to my old "laws," I'll be periodically be posting items drawn from a little writing project I've been working at on the side. Here's the second sample: Bible study is a discipline, not a ritual event. Two of the hardest things about serious...
Revisiting Heiser’s Laws for Bible Study
Back in 2011 (hard to believe it's that long ago) I posted a short list of what I called "Heiser's Laws for Bible Study." It was a popular post, perhaps because it was prompted by questions I get all the time related to how to study the Bible. I've been working on...
Ever Heard a Sermon on Numbers 5?
Me neither. I just got an email at work letting me know that an old Bible Study Magazine (BSM) article I wrote on the ritual for detecting adultery was re-run on the BSM blog today. It's entitled, "Love Potion: Numbers 5." Yes, it's a cheesy title. But BSM pieces are...
New Open Access Resource: Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies
I just came across this new journal. It's rationale is as follows: The Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies intends to promote the hermeneutical approach to the study of the Scriptures generally known as Inductive Biblical Studies. By Inductive Biblical Study (IBS)...
New Logos Resource Series for Understanding Biblical Criticism
The Logos Bible Software blog announced a pre-pub today for a four-volume book series (with ample visuals and info-graphics) that I'm excited about. Its aim is to educate (in plain language) non-specialists in the methods of biblical criticism scholars use with...
What is Exegesis Anyway?
Words like "exegesis" and "exegetical" are thrown around by biblical scholars all the time. Those not in the guild or who haven't taken courses in biblical languages or hermeneutics might wonder what the terminology means. If that's you, I recommend reading this post...
Naked Bible Podcast 029: Prophecy and Apocalyptic Genre
In this episode, we're going to talk about two genres: prophecy and apocalyptic. The reason for doubling up will become apparent as we proceed, but basically we need to talk about these two genres because most modern Bible students don't realize there are clear...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 028: The Comedic Genre and the New Testament
This episode of the Naked Bible podcast features Dr. Heiser's interview with his friendĀ Dr. Sam LamersonĀ about the use of the comedic genre in the New Testament. Dr. Lamerson is Professor of New Testament at Knox Theological Seminary in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He has a...
The Harbinger: Ode to Biblical Illiteracy
I've been asked by a couple of readers if I'd read the best-selling book by Jonathan Cahn, The Harbinger. It reminded me of a day back in an apologetics class that I took with Norm Geisler. An enthused student asked Geisler when he came into the room whether he'd read...