By guest blogger Stephen L. Huebscher STEP THREE: LOOKING AT THE THREE GROUPS INDIVIDUALLY CONCEPTIONS OF HEAVENLY WORSHIP IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM The variety of groups and beliefs at this time was reflected in the variety of sacred texts used. It was common to...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 98: Conversation about Alternatives to Modern Church (“House Churches”)
In this episode Mike and Trey talk with Tim Andrews and Rich Baker about alternative ways to think about church – specifically, if church wasn’t a time or a place, what would that be like? Tim Andrews currently lives in Atlanta, GA, and has been in leadership in...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 015: The Lord’s Supper in 1 Cor 11
The episode page is located here , or you can listen via iTunes or the archive. Episode 15 of the Naked Bible Podcast continues Dr. Michael Heiser’s focused exploration of the Lord’s Supper by examining 1 Corinthians 11 in light of the preceding chapters (1...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 014: Lord’s Supper and 1 Corinthians 8-10, Pt.1
This episode transitions the discussion of a biblical theology of the Lord's Supper to the primary passage in the New Testament on the topic: 1 Corinthians 11. The episode focuses on the context of 1 Corinthians 8-10 for informing what Paul says about the Lord's...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 012: The Lord’s Supper and the Gospels, Part 1
Here is the link (or go to the archive here on the blog). Here is the description: When I introduced this topic and series, I said that I'm convinced that this doctrine is one of the least critically examined of all biblical doctrines. This episode gets us into some...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 011: Introducing the Series on the Lord’s Supper
I know this topic feels familiar -- one of those, "What can you say about that?" topics. However, this one is in my Top Ten list of least-examined doctrines. This brief introductory episode will give you a little feel for why. Dr. Michael Heiser begins a new teaching...
The Lord’s Supper and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 (Post 4 of 4)
Well, finally carved out the time to get this up. For my money, this passage has been fundamentally misunderstood (or maybe under-read), which has led to a lot of misunderstanding about the Lord’s Supper. I think you’ll be surprised at what it says. ...
Lord’s Supper, Part 3
In my previous two Lord’s Supper posts and comments to readers’ posts, I tried to telegraph a few items to set up this post: 1. I don’t care to articulate a doctrine of the Lord’s Supper on the basis of what is NOT said in the text, no matter...
The Lord’s Supper: Theology by Imagination (Lord’s Supper, Part 2)
Well, there’s been a number of comments on this topic, so I’d best man up and let you all know what I’m thinking. Sorry, nothing spectacular, just the naked Bible. The synoptic gospel references (Matthew, Mark, Luke) are straightforward enough. What...