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Hebrews 1:5-14
Re: Naked Bible 176: Hebrews 1:5-14 We continue with the language of how Jesus is superior to all other created beings. Heiser puts way too much time in debunking JWs here, as they say that Jesus was a created being … Continue reading
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Tagged bene elohim, Elohim Council, Jesus Christ, Jesus the Messiah, Michael S. Heiser, Psalms, Son of David
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Hebrews 1:1-4
Re: Naked Bible 175: Hebrews 1:1-4 The Septuagint was the “Bible” in use in the first century churches until rather late in the century. It included several books that aren’t part of our canon (Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Sirach, … Continue reading
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Tagged bene elohim, Hebrew grammar, Hebrews, Lady Wisdom, languages, Michael S. Heiser, Septuagint, Word of God
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Hebrews Review
Re: Naked Bible 173: Introducing the Book of Hebrews Having covered Melchizedek in some depth, we are ready to address the New Testament source about him — the Letter to the Hebrews. The letter is for us anonymous. His audience … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Apollos, Emperor Claudius, Emperor Nero, Greek Language, Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrews, Melchizedek, Paul, persecution, religious rituals, Second Temple, symbolic references, Timothy
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Melchizedek Part 4
Re: Naked Bible 170: Melchizedek Part 3 Heiser rehashes some of the material leading up to this final lesson. Then he gets into the New Testament. Where Melchizedek shows up in the New Testament is Hebrews 6:13-7:4. Here we see … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaronic Priesthood, Abraham, Hebrews, Jesus Christ, Jubilee, King David, Melchizedek, Prophet Ezekiel
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Heiser and Leviticus 15
Re: Naked Bible 75: Leviticus 12-15 Last year I was wading through Heiser’s series on Leviticus. I didn’t cover much of it here, but picked out items of special interest. However, since that time, something he said in this particular … Continue reading
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Tagged fleshly nature, Law of Moses, Leviticus, Michael S. Heiser, mortality, otherworldly, ritual observances
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Melchizedek Part 3
Re: Naked Bible 168: Melchizedek Part 2 During the Second Temple Period (AKA, Intertestamental Period), the messianic expectations began to arise. Along with this was a lot of speculation about the role of Melchizedek in light of passages like Psalm … Continue reading
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Tagged Divine Council Worldview, Elohim Council, Josephus, Jubilee, Melchizedek, Michael, Michael S. Heiser, Philo, Qumran Community, Second Temple, the Devil, Watchers
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Melchizedek Part 2
Re: Naked Bible 167: Melchizedek Part 1b To a Hebrew mind, the nature of something – the ontology – is of little consequence. What really matters is the role a thing plays. What can we do with it? More to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ark of Covenant, Canaan, Jesus the Messiah, King David, Kings of Israel, Melchizedek, pagan mythology, priesthood, Two Witnesses
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Melchizedek Part 1
For once, I’m not walking with Heiser very closely. I’ll be paralleling his podcast series on Melchizedek, but relying on studies from other authors. The difficulty I have here is that, if you really need footnotes and references, I no … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Bible History, Canaan, Conquest, Dale Moreau, geography, Jebusites, Jerusalem, Joshua, King David, Melchizedek, Michael S. Heiser, Mount Zion, Nephilim, OT History, pagan religions
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The Ascent of Abraham
Re: Naked Bible 164: Paul’s Ascent and Angelic Torment with David Burnett In 2 Corinthians 11-12, Paul mocks the boasting of those who call themselves “apostles”. Among other things, he said that he was a Hebrew (ethnic identity), an Israelite … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Apostle Paul, Heaven, mortality, prophecy, Second Temple, the Cross
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