The episode is now live. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 107 continues Dr. Michael Heiser’s expositional study of the Book of Obadiah, focusing on the final verses (vv. 18 and 21), where the judgment of Edom and the rise of God’s Kingdom are declared. Heiser unpacks how...
Isaiah
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...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 103 – Moses and the Bronze Serpent
The episode is now live. Naked Bible Podcast Episode 103 explores the often-misunderstood passage in Numbers 21:4–9, where Moses is instructed to make a bronze serpent and lift it up for Israel’s healing after yet another episode of rebellion in the wilderness. Dr....
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 92: Stones of Fire
Ezekiel 28:14, 16 describe an “anointed cherub” who walked in the midst of “the stones of fire” and was removed from among “the stones of fire.” What are the stones of fire? What do these verses describe? How do the phrases relate to what’s going on in Ezekiel 28 and...
Naked Bible 70: Q&A 6
Our 6th Question and Answer episode! papers referenced in the show:MAGIC-DPL-ArnoldMagical Papyri-DNTB-Arnold Transcript 70 QA6 Question Timestamps & Topics Timestamp Topic 00:00 Introduction 01:58 Genesis 6: Why would fallen sons of God be punished for having...
Jesus and the Morning Star
One of the questions I get with some frequency concerns the phrase "(bright) morning star." The gist of the question usually concerns some presumed relationship between Jesus and Lucifer (the question, as we will see, is something of a misnomer all on its own). That's...
Biblical Theology, Poverty, and Social Justice, Part 8
In the last installment of this series we got into the NT vocabulary for the poor. My focus was the first of two essays I linked to earlier: "Poverty and Poor: New Testament" from Anchor Bible Dictionary "Rich and Poor" from the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels My...
Is the Virgin Birth Based on a Mistranslation?
That's the subject of the most recent podcast episode of Mark Goodacre's NT Pod. As Naked Bible readers may know, my own answer is no. Professor Goodacre (Duke University) agrees. Have a listen!
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...
The Resurrected Servant in Isaiah 53
I just wanted to put in a good word for John Barry's new book, The Resurrected Servant in Isaiah. John is a colleague of mine at Logos. Having read through some sections of John's book when it was a thesis, and having read the recommendations (Bruce Waltke was...
Video of Virgin Birth Talk Uploaded
I uploaded the previous talk I did at church on Wisdom, so here is the most recent one on the virgin birth: Class 3 - Jesus & The Old Testament - Michael Heiser - December 20, 2009 from Grace Church Bellingham on Vimeo. Editor's note: broken video removed; here is...
The Almah of Isaiah 7:14
What follows is the text (pre-edit) of an article I've written for Logos' print magazine, Bible Study Magazine. I thought it was worth a post at this time of year. --------------- The Almah of Isaiah 7:14Virgin or Not? The prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 is among the most...
The Naked Bible’s Thoughts on Inspiration, Part 3 – The Myth of the Holy Stapler
In the previous two posts I've laid out my thoughts on the relationship of the human writers to God's role in producing the Scriptures. I have argued that it is flawed thinking to deny that Scripture originated with humans in ANY sense; that is, anthropopneustos is...