Well, if you can read paleo-Hebrew that sure looks like: [לישׁעיה[ו] נבי[א as in: ל = “belonging to” [ישׁעיה[ו] נבי[א= Isaiah the prophet (with some letters missing) We’ll see. I can hardly wait for the minimalist crowd to come up with another...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 114: Ezekiel 4-5
The episode is now live. In this episode, Dr. Michael Heiser explores one of the most memorable examples of performance prophecy in the Bible—Ezekiel’s symbolic acts in chapters 4 and 5. These prophetic dramas are not just eccentric behaviors; they are deliberate...
Naked Bible 57: Acts 22
Acts 22 In an earlier episode (#50), we asked whether Paul’s stoning at Lystra in Acts 14 was the backdrop for the heavenly visionary experience he described in 2 Corinthians 12. Did Paul in fact have an NDE? We concluded that the chronology Paul alluded to in 2...
Naked Bible 56: Acts 20 & 21
Acts 20-21 describes Paul’s last missionary trip before returning to Jerusalem where he was saved by Roman soldiers from rioting Jews who spotted him in the temple. His deliverance would ultimately result in an appeal to Caesar and subsequent journey to Rome. These...
A (Really) Brief Return to Eschatology
Pardon me for the brief transgression. Came across an article you’ll all be interested in today. It’s called “ Measuring the Temple of God: Revelation 11:1-2 and the Destruction of Jerusalem .” Has obvious implications not only for the dating...
“Solomonic” Wall Discovered in Jerusalem
You may have already heard about archaeologist Eilat Mazar’s work in Jerusalem. She has found some massive walls and structures that appear to date securely to the 10th century BC — Solomon’s era. You can read a summary of the story here, and take a...