I was going to try and address Daniel 9:24-27 in one post and then move into another point of eschatology, but the comments have persuaded me that this passage needs close scrutiny. My reason for that is the same as it has been for this entire series: I want readers...
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More on the “Gabriel’s Revelation” Tablet – Israel Knohl Responds
Israel Knohl addresses some of the concerns raised by April DeConick. Editor's note: because of potential loss of external content, link's main content is reproduced below:From https://forbiddengospels.blogspot.com/2008/08/letter-from-israel-knohl-addressing.html,...
April DeConick on Gabriel’s Revelation
This pertains to the ignorant media hysteria over the Gabriel inscription (blogged about earlier). April DeConcick of Rice University has questions. She is correct in that the 2nd temple texts cited by Israel Knohl may have been revised by Christians, and therefore...
Has Isaiah’s Signature Been Uncovered in Jerusalem?
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 "what you see really...
Inept Astro-Prophecy Wizard Undeterred by Ineptitude
These three search results (ranked in order) on Google tell you all you need to know: Is the end of the world on September 23 and what is David Meade's ... https://www.thesun.co.uk/.../end-of-the-world-september-23-planet-x-nibiru-david-mea... Sep 24, 2017 - Christian...
David Meade and the Sept 23 Rapture: Living Testimony to Biblical Illiteracy
This is embarrassing. It shames Christ and tarnishes all those who sincerely try to understand Scripture and get people interested in it. There's just no other way to put it. Lord willing after nothing happens on Sept 23 David Meade will just quietly disappear. But I...
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...
A Book that Truly Examines New Testament Eschatology
If you think of the Left Behind novels or books by John Hagee as sources that provide insight on the New Testament doctrine of end times and the second coming, you should probably stop reading now. Hat tip to Chris Tilling and his Chrisendom blog for drawing my...
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...
Things the Prophecy Profiteers Don’t Tell You: Just What is the Promised Land?
Readers may recall my series way back when on "Why an obsession with eschatology is a waste of time."[1. And for newbies, please note the word "obsession" in that statement.] In that lengthy series, I noted (somewhere) that one of the major issues separating any...
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!
Modern Mythology of the Precession of the Equinoxes
I'd like to alert PaleoBabble readers to Jason Colavito's series on the modern myth of precession. Here are the first and second posts. For those to whom the term "precession" is new, as Jason notes, it is the idea that our lives are controlled by the mechanical...
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...
Thoughts on Prophecy: Embracing the Messiness
Some of you know via other interactions that I'm currently teaching a four-week class at my church on interpreting prophecy. (Yes, I got talked into it). This past Thursday was the first session. My goal throughout the four weeks will be to convince people that...
Were New Testament Writers Hermeneutical Hacks?
For those of you who read comments what follows will be familiar. I've been chatting back-and-forth with someone named John Loftus, who is an atheist and has a blog called debunking Christianity. One of the issues upon which John focused was what he perceives as...