Tag Archives: Michael S. Heiser

HTCG 03k

Posted on October 2, 2024 by ehurst

Chapter 3: Time and Space Section E: History and Nature Part 3: Functional Cosmology versus Visual Cosmology It has been a common assumption that Hebrew cosmology can be interpreted visually. You can find lots of drawings, and they are all … Continue reading →

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HTCG 01e

Posted on September 8, 2024 by ehurst

We continue with Chapter 1. Section D: The Word Part 1: The Word in Ancient Oriental and Hebrew Thought It has been well established by many scholars that the image of word in Hebrew is not a matter of ideas … Continue reading →

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Telling the Story Again, Part 2

Posted on August 27, 2024 by ehurst

Let’s review what we gain from Heiser’s thesis. As always, it’s not simply his thesis; he brought together a vast body of scholarly work and presented it to church folks who rarely hear anything about it. The huge gulf in … Continue reading →

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Eschatology Notes 04

Posted on July 12, 2024 by ehurst

Final comment on Daniel 9: Nowhere in the NT is this prophecy quoted directly. This is something conspicuous by its absence, in that no one mentions it as messianic prophecy. Jesus mentions the “abomination of desolation” which is found a … Continue reading →

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Eschatology Notes 01

Posted on July 8, 2024 by ehurst

I was watching the Heiser videos a second time, taking notes. He said something about a document on his website so I went searching for it. Turns out he had a set of questions he had proposed way back in … Continue reading →

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Eschatology Introduction

Posted on July 7, 2024 by ehurst

In case it wasn’t clear to you, the Radix Fidem path is inherently Amillennial. The key issue is that we do not believe the prophecies and promises require that Christ establish a political kingdom in this world. That’s the key … Continue reading →

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The Home of Christ

Posted on May 10, 2024 by ehurst

In one video on his YouTube channel, Heiser reveals that he is blue-pilled about the feminist cult in America. That’s what we would have expected, since he remained a part of mainstream churchianity. For this reason, he rejects the notion … Continue reading →

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NT Doctrine — Ephesians 3

Posted on March 2, 2024 by ehurst

This is by necessity a rather short lesson. The primary subject of this chapter is some of Paul’s personal background and a prayer on the readers’ behalf, but very little doctrine. The doctrinal issue here is very difficult for most … Continue reading →

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Working for the Devil?

Posted on February 27, 2024 by ehurst

I guess I need to explain this again. I keep getting chatter from people who promote planning ways to change the human situation. The human situation cannot be changed at our level. Get that through your thick heads, folks. There’s … Continue reading →

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In Christ

Posted on February 18, 2024 by ehurst

Most people choke on Ephesians 1:3-14. It’s very dense, and frankly not good writing. People either gloss over it or get bogged down in the precise meaning of the grammar. One of the biggest issues for debate is trying to … Continue reading →

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