The writer of Hebrews builds on his assertions that the particular son of God (Jesus) who was the agent of creation, eternal wisdom, and the essence of God, by comparing him to other supernatural sons of God (angels). But what does a phrase like “You are my son, today...
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Naked Bible Podcast Episode 175: Hebrews 1:1-4
Hebrews 1:1-4 sets the tone for the entire epistle. The writer asserts that the revelation given by God through one particular son—Jesus Christ—is superior to Torah. It is Christ who is the full expression of God’s wisdom, and the actual, essential being of God...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 171: Q & A # 23
The episode is now live! In this Q&A-packed episode of the Naked Bible Podcast, Dr. Michael Heiser answers listener-submitted questions ranging from biblical languages and textual oddities to theological concepts like eternal functional subordination and...
Three New Items by Mike for Amazon Kindle
I've begun to move some of my academic papers to Kindle format. To this point, I've been selling them as PDF files. I'm going to phase those out and move what I can (by publishing permission) to Kindle. If you go to this link on the Kindle store, you'll see the three...
Naked Bible 96: Q&A 11
Our 11th Question and Answer episode! Link referenced: AllAboutGod.com In this wide-ranging listener Q&A episode, Dr. Michael Heiser answers theological and biblical questions that touch on some of his most well-known teaching topics. The questions cover...
Naked Bible 71: Q&A 7
Our 7th Question and Answer episode! Transcript 71 QA7 Timestamps & Questions Timestamp Question Summary 00:00–02:00 Intro by Trey Stricklin — housekeeping, podcast updates 02:00–06:38 Can you explain more about the “two Yahwehs” idea in light of Deuteronomy...
An Assyrian Origin for the Trinity?
Some readers may be aware of claims in this regard popularized on the internet. The idea is actually fairly old, but in recent years has gained steam via the work of a credentialed Assyriologist, Simo Parpola. A few years ago I had the role of soliciting papers for an...
The “I AM” Statements of Jesus – a Slightly Different Approach
You hear a lot about the "I AM" statements of Jesus, particularly in John. Honestly, though, I don't think the phenomenon is taught clearly and therefore loses it's impact. Or maybe I look at it a little bit differently. (Surprise!) What follows is something I fiddled...
Mike Heiser’s Jewish Godhead Course
Many readers will be aware that one of the important elements of my work on the divine council and the biblical supernatural worldview is the notion that the New Testament doctrine of a Trinitarian Godhead derives from the Old Testament. (In case you're presuming I'm...
Journal Article on Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls
My thanks are due to the generous policy of Tyndale Bulletin for allowing me to post a link to a scholarly article that appears in the most recent issue. The article is entitled: Monotheism and the Language of Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea...
Mike’s New Course on the Godhead in the OT Now Available
For those of you familiar with my divine council work, this new Logos Mobile Ed course ("The Jewish Trinity") covers the content related to the Godhead in the Old Testament - the biblical backdrop of Judaism's "Two Powers in Heaven" belief. It's deliberately not as...
Review of Bart Ehrman’s Latest Book, How Jesus Became God
Dr. Andreas Kostenberger just posted his review of Ehrman's most recent work, How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee. The review is more of an overview of problems he sees with Ehrman's thinking. He leaves analysis of those problems to...
What is it with the Hebrew Roots Movement?
[Addendum, April 9, 2013: A week ago I did a podcast interview ("Extraordinary Intelligence") where the host asked me about the Hebrew Roots Movement. I made the comment that I didn't think all the HRM was cultish legalists or bizarre. Apparently someone in that...
How Human Was Jesus?
A trick question? Depends on how much theological and logical clarity your thoughts about the question are. I was reminded of this issue (which, I'll admit, is one of my pet issues) last week as I had the honor of hosting Doug Bookman at Logos. Doug was one of my...