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It Matters to God
Re — Naked Bible 126: Ezekiel 18 I believe Heiser chases too many rabbits in this podcast. It’s not as complicated as he makes it out to be. How many times did God miraculously spare His people in the OT? … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical scholarship, covenant, demons, idolatry, individualism, Jeff Benner, Michael S. Heiser, Nephilim, Prophet Ezekiel, prophet jeremiah
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The Omphalos
Re: Naked Bible 124: Ezekiel 17 You can quickly discern who is a fake scholar of ancient religions by how they take the ANE mythology literally. Fake scholars (the kind typically hired for TV shows about ancient history) will talk … Continue reading
Identifying Abraham’s Ur
I’m chasing a rabbit here. While listening to Heiser’s podcast on Ezekiel 16, he brought up the question of where Abraham’s Ur actually was. The issue arises where Ezekiel slaps down the arrogant attitude of the elders that they descended … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham, Cyrus Gordon, Haran, Michael S. Heiser, Padan-aram, Ur of Chaldees
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An Issue with Ezekiel 14
Re: Naked Bible 122: Ezekiel 14-15 Right in the middle of this podcast, roughly the 20:00 mark, Heiser begins talking about Ezekiel 14. Later at the 30:00 mark he raises a couple of small issues that I want to address. … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient babylon, babylonian exile, biblical scholarship, Hebrew oral lore, Job, Prophet Daniel, Prophet Ezekiel
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The Mind of the New Covenant
We’ve been discussing the Hebrew concept of sin. In particular, we are trying to separate ourselves from the iron grip of western judicial reasoning so that our study of the Bible in general, and the New Testament in particular, is … Continue reading
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Tagged community, fleshly nature, Hebrew Mysticism, individualism, Jubilee, Michael S. Heiser, moral purity, New Testament, OT, righteousness, ritual observances, sin, Unseen Realm
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Jesus the Hebrew Mystic
Nobody has to tell me that my previous post stirred up a hornets’ nest. The challenge here is shifting your expectations and mental reflexes over to a genuine Hebrew outlook. What did the Hebrews prior to the introduction of Hellenism … Continue reading
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Tagged atonement, covenant, divine election, fleshly nature, Hebrew epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, innocence, law, old testament, sin, spiritual birth, systematic theology, the Fall
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No Original Sin
Re: Paul, Original Sin, and Rabbinic Theology It’s not as if the Hebrew people were poor, benighted bumpkins who never really understood God, and that somehow only after the church embraced western rationalism did the truth finally come out. If … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam, covenant, crime, false guilt, fleshly nature, Leviticus, offerings, original sin, peace with god, rituals, the Cross, the Fall
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Poking God in the Eye
Re: Naked Bible 115: Ezekiel 6; supplementary papers on High Places and Idols Basic principle: God will get what He wants. He made it painfully obvious from the very start that He would have a human family to represent Him … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Hebrew language, high places, idolatry, King David, King Josiah, King Manasseh, Michael S. Heiser, OT History, Prophet Ezekiel
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Not Flying Saucers
Ref: Naked Bible 112: Ezekiel 1 & Ezekiel 1 PDF I assure you that this really does require the companion PDF from Heiser. This is an academic study on the imagery of the Ancient Near East (ANE) in general and … Continue reading
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Tagged antiquities, archeology, babylonian exile, covenant, dreams and visions, Hebrew epistemology, prophecy, Prophet Ezekiel, symbolic communication, Temple, Three Rebellions
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Going Down to a High Place
Ref: Naked Bible 110: Q&A 15 One of the questions addressed in this podcast episode is worth our attention. It addresses the narrative in 2 Kings 2:23-24 where Elisha encounters some boys who insult him and, after he curses them, … Continue reading
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Tagged Elijah, Elisha, feudalism, geography, Hebrew expression, numerology, OT History, prophecy, symbolic references
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