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

by Michael S. Heiser

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781577995586
Publisher:	Lexham Press
Publication date:	11/10/2015
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	55,007
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 9

Chapter 1 Believing the Bible 11

Chapter 2 The Unseen Realm: God and the Gods 17

Chapter 3 Once and Future Kings 27

Chapter 4 Divine Rebellions 35

Chapter 5 Cosmic Geography 47

Chapter 6 The Word, the Name, and the Angel 57

Chapter 7 Rules of Engagement 67

Chapter 8 Sacred Space 77

Chapter 9 Holy War 87

Chapter 10 Hidden in Plain Sight 97

Chapter 11 Supernatural Intent 107

Chapter 12 The Cloud Rider 117

Chapter 13 The Great Reversal 127

Chapter 14 Not of This World 137

Chapter 15 Partakers of the Divine Nature 147

Chapter 16 Ruling over Angels 155

Conclusion 163