Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches About the Unseen World - and Why It Matters - Softcover

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577995589 ISBN 13: 9781577995586

Publisher: Lexham Press, 2015

Synopsis

Dr. Michael S. Heiser, a Scholar-in-Residence at Faithlife Corporation, presents fifteen years of research on what the Bible really says about the unseen world of the supernatural―unfiltered by tradition or by theological presuppositions. “People shouldn’t be protected from the Bible,” Dr. Michael S. Heiser says, but theological systems often do just that, by “explaining away” difficult or troublesome passages of Scripture because their literal meaning doesn’t fit into our tidy systems.

Who were the “sons of God”? Who were the Nephilim? Where do angels fit into the supernatural hierarchy? Why did God find it necessary to have the Israelites destroy the populations of entire cities―man, woman, and child? What relation does Jesus bear to the rest of the supernatural world? Dr. Michael S. Heiser tackles these questions and many more in his books Supernatural and The Unseen Realm.

In both books, Dr. Michael S. Heiser shines a light on the supernatural world―not a new light, but rather the same light the original, ancient readers―and writers―of Scripture would have seen it in.

After reading these books, you won’t be able to read the Bible in the same way again.

Supernatural, What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World―and Why it Matters presents this approach to reading and understanding scripture for the person in the pew. The Unseen Realm covers the same material but at a deeper, complex, and highly documented way, for pastors, the seminarian, or serious students of the Bible.

About this title

About the Author:

A scholar in the fields of biblical studies and the ancient Near East, Dr. Michael S. Heiser is the Scholar-in-Residence at Faithlife Corporation, the makers of Logos Bible Software. Dr. Michael S. Heiser studied at Dallas Theological Seminary, has an MA in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania and, an MA in Hebrew Studies and a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has published widely in scholarly journals and popular periodicals such as Bible Study Magazine.

Dr. Michael S. Heiser has taught at the college level for 12 years. He specializes in the Hebrew Bible, Northwest Semitic languages (biblical Hebrew, Biblical Greek, Syriac, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Egyptian, Akkadian, Sumerian, Phoenician, and Moabite), biblical theology, the history and religions of the ancient Near East, and Second Temple Jewish literature.

Review:

We can't believe what we don't understand. In Supernatural, Michael Heiser helps us to do both. It may open your eyes to the scripture in a new way. --John Ortberg Author of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

About this edition

• Publisher: Lexham Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1577995589
• ISBN 13: 9781577995586
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176