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The Naked Bible Podcast

Dr. Michael S. Heiser

300 episodes

Biblical theology, stripped bare of denominational confessions and theological systems by exposing context.

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  1. Naked Bible 429: Hollywood Heroes

    · 1 h 05 min

    Hollywood Heroes with Frank Turek Millions of people around the world are captivated by fantasy and superhero films. What explains their popularity? According to our guest, apologist Frank Turek, it’s because we long…

  2. Naked Bible 428: Q&A 54

    · 23 min

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  3. Naked Bible 427: Q&A 53

    · 29 min

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  4. Naked Bible 426: Q&A 52

    · 22 min

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  5. Naked Bible 425: Q&A 51

    · 28 min

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  6. Naked Bible 424: Q&A 50

    · 27 min

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  7. Naked Bible 423: The Queen of Heaven

    · 53 min

    The Queen of Heaven with Dr. Peter Goeman The “queen of heaven” is an enigmatic deity figure that appears in Scripture in a handful of verses (Jer 7:18; 44:17-19, 25). Who was the queen of heaven to whom the people of…

  8. Naked Bible 422: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Romans 12-16

    · 1 h 03 min

    In the preceding episodes, we’ve seen how Paul reconfigures Old Testament faith, faithfulness, Torah keeping, and Israel’s election in light of the work of Jesus and his own encounter with the risen Christ. In this…

  9. Naked Bible 421: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Romans 9-11

    · 51 min

    In the preceding episodes, we’ve seen how Paul reconfigures Old Testament faith, faithfulness, and Torah keeping in light of the work of Jesus and his own encounter with the risen Christ. In this episode we look at how…

  10. Naked Bible 420: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Romans 4

    · 42 min

    In the preceding episode, we saw how Israel’s elective vocation was reconfigured by Paul to focus on the work of Christ and the resurrection. The focus was Romans 1-3 and how Paul understands faith/faithfulness and…

  11. Naked Bible 419: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Romans 1-3

    · 1 h 09 min

    To this point in our series on Paul’s use of the Old Testament we’ve focused on Paul’s “storied reading” of the Old Testament—specifically, how the Old Testament profile of messiah emerges. In the last episode we…

  12. Naked Bible 418: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Malachi and Romans

    · 1 h 13 min

    The book of Malachi closes our English Old Testament. Because of its position and status as one of the “minor prophets,” this book is one of the more neglected in the Bible. What possible relevance could it have for…

  13. Naked Bible 417: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: The Messiahs in Daniel 9

    · 57 min

    Like the previous episode, this discussion with Dr. Matt Halstead takes us to Daniel 9, a passage that uses mashiach (“anointed one”) twice, as well as the verb mashach (“to anoint”). The passage has historical…

  14. Naked Bible 416: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: The Son of Man in Daniel 7

    · 58 min

    In the previous episodes with Dr. Matt Halsted, we discussed how trying to articulate the Old Testament’s messiah merely by appeal to passages that contain that word (Hebrew, mashiach) was fundamentally misguided. To…

  15. Naked Bible 415: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: The Messianic Story Part 3

    · 1 h 03 min

    In the previous episodes with Dr. Matt Halsted, we discussed how trying to articulate the Old Testament’s messiah merely by appeal to passages that contain that word (Hebrew, mashiach) was fundamentally misguided. In…

  16. Naked Bible 414: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: The Messianic Story Part 2

    · 1 h 18 min

    In the previous episodes with Dr. Matt Halsted, we discussed how trying to articulate the Old Testament’s messiah merely by appeal to passages that contain that word (Hebrew, mashiach) was fundamentally misguided. What…

  17. Naked Bible 413: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: The Messianic Story Part 1

    · 1 h 19 min

    In the previous episode with Dr. Matt Halsted, we discussed how trying to articulate the Old Testament’s messiah merely by appeal to passages that contain that word (Hebrew, mashiach) was fundamentally misguided. What…

  18. Naked Bible 412: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: “Messiah”

    · 52 min

    Many Bible students would be shocked by the fact that many scholars, including a number in evangelical ranks, believe the New Testament portrayal of Jesus as Messiah is basically foreign, or goes creatively beyond,…

  19. Naked Bible 411: Paul’s Use of the Old Testament Series: Introduction

    · 54 min

    Many Bible students are unaware of the controversy surrounding how Paul (and other New Testament writers) cite the Old Testament. This is not only a question of taking the time to notice how Paul’s citations alter Old…

  20. Naked Bible 410: Q&A 49

    · 28 min

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  21. Naked Bible 409: Q&A 48

    · 27 min

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  22. Naked Bible 408: Jesus and the Old Testament

    · 1 h 02 min

    Jesus and the Old Testament with Chad Bird Naked Bible Podcast listeners are familiar with concepts like Hebrew word studies and the centrality of Christ in the biblical storyline. Two recent tools for the layperson in…

  23. Naked Bible 407: Exodus Old and New

    · 1 h 07 min

    Exodus Old and New with L. Michael Morales Listeners to the podcast are no strangers to the book of Exodus. Our series on that book of the Torah took almost a year. In this episode of the podcast we welcome Old…

  24. Naked Bible 406: Year Ahead

    · 46 min

    The podcast brings the year to a close with a special guest and resource for listeners, and with a look to the future of the podcast. Join us as we chat with Johnna McKinnon about Live In Context, a small group content…

  25. Naked Bible 405: Revelation Q&A Part 6

    · 49 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  26. Naked Bible 404: Revelation Q&A Part 5

    · 52 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  27. Naked Bible 403: Revelation Q&A Part 4

    · 52 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  28. Naked Bible 402: Revelation Q&A Part 3

    · 59 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE NOW: Who Is Like You, among the Gods?: A Prayer Digest Based on the Original Biblical…

  29. Naked Bible 401: Revelation Q&A Part 2

    · 1 h 08 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  30. Naked Bible 400: Revelation Q&A Part 1

    · 1 h 06 min

    HAPPY 400TH!! Dr. Heiser answers your questions about Revelation. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  31. Naked Bible 399: Miracles Today

    · 1 h 06 min

    Miracles Today with Dr. Craig Keener Do the sorts of miracles we read about in the book of Acts and the New Testament epistles happen today? Is there any reliable source material for documenting such miracles? Why…

  32. Naked Bible 398: Beginner Guides to New Testament Studies

    · 1 h 08 min

    Beginner Guides to New Testament Studies with Dr. Nijay Gupta For those who love to study Scripture, it is easy to discern rather quickly that to really move into in-depth Bible study takes serious tools and some…

  33. Naked Bible 397: Revelation 21-22 Part 2

    · 1 h 22 min

    Revelation 21-22 is John’s climactic vision of the new Jerusalem and new earth. In Part 1 we looked at how Israelites thought about the concept of “temple” and how that concept led John to conflate the expectation of a…

  34. Naked Bible 396: Revelation 21-22 Part 1

    · 1 h 23 min

    Revelation 21-22 is John’s climactic vision of the new Jerusalem and new earth. Not unexpectedly, there are deep Old Testament roots underlying his vision. But it is often a surprise to note that John specifically…

  35. Naked Bible 395: The New Perspective on Paul

    · 54 min

    The New Perspective on Paul, with Dr. Kent Yinger The “new perspective on Paul” (NPP) has been one of the most talked-about and debated topics within New Testament studies for the last forty years. But while the topic…

  36. Naked Bible 394: Saved by Grace or Judged According to Works?

    · 1 h 04 min

    Since the time of the Protestant Reformation, interpreters of Paul’s writings have struggled to resolve the tension of the apostle’s statements that we are saved by grace solely through faith (Eph 2:8-9) and also “to…

  37. Naked Bible 393: Revelation 20

    · 1 h 02 min

    In the previous episode (Rev 19, Part 2) we looked at how John’s use of the Old Testament, especially Ezekiel 38-39, more or less proves that Revelation 16-20 cannot be read as a linear sequence of events, but as a…

  38. Naked Bible 392: Revelation 19 Part 2

    · 1 h 21 min

    Is the battle of Armageddon in Rev 19:11-21 unique in the book of Revelation—or is it alluded to elsewhere? Of what importance is that question to how we read Revelation 16-20? Armageddon, as John tells us, is “in the…

  39. Naked Bible 391: Revelation 19 Part 1

    · 54 min

    The major focus of Rev 19:1-10 is the marriage supper of the Lamb (vv. 6-10). This meal, a celebration of the victory over the Beast and his followers, is the climax of an ancient Old Testament motif: the “meal with…

  40. Naked Bible 390: Revelation 17-18

    · 1 h 06 min

    Revelation 17-18 overlaps a good deal with elements in preceding chapters, most notably 13-16. In those earlier chapters readers were introduced to the Beast, the symbolic representation of anti-Eden chaos drawn from…

  41. Naked Bible 389: Revelation 15-16

    · 1 h 01 min

    Revelation 15 and 16 deal with the seven bowl judgments meted out against all those who follow the Beast. The passage contains several images drawn from the Old Testament that telegraph the victory of Jesus and the…

  42. Naked Bible 388: Evangelical Theology

    · 1 h 05 min

    Dr. Michael F. Bird is a well-known New Testament scholar and theologian from Brisbane, Australia. After serving in the military as a paratrooper, he completed his PhD at the University of Queensland. Dr. Bird is…

  43. Naked Bible 387: Q&A 47

    · 31 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

  44. Naked Bible 386: Messiah Son of Joseph

    · 1 h 00 min

    Messiah Son of Joseph with Dr. David Mitchell Christians know Jesus as the messianic son of David. The fact that the messiah is referred to by other titles and terms (e.g., Servant, Branch, Root) is also well known.…

  45. Naked Bible 385: The Psalms and Eschatology

    · 49 min

    The Psalms and Eschatology with Dr. David Mitchell Many Bible readers have wondered, and perhaps suspected, that there is a logic to the ordering of the Psalter, the Book of Psalms. Surely the material cannot be…

  46. Naked Bible 384: Revelation 14

    · 1 h 02 min

    Revelation 14 looks back at the 144,000 (see episodes 372, 373), the sealed counterparts to those who bear the name and mark of the Beast (Rev 13). The chapter includes messages from various angels who initiate the…

  47. Naked Bible 383: Revelation 13

    · 1 h 14 min

    Revelation 13 is known as the chapter about the Beast whose number is 666. However, the chapter actually describes two beasts. There are several Old Testament passages from which the descriptions of these beasts may…

  48. Naked Bible 382: Revelation 12

    · 1 h 02 min

    The imagery of Revelation 12 is familiar to many Bible readers. A woman with twelve stars around her head gives birth to the messiah child, after which that child is caught up to God and his throne, the response to…

  49. Naked Bible 381: Revelation 11

    · 1 h 09 min

    Revelation 11 is well known for two major items: the two witnesses and the reference to the temple court. Both are controversial. Who are the two witnesses? Are they individual people? Old Testament prophets who did…

  50. Naked Bible 380: Q&A 46

    · 51 min

    Dr. Heiser answers your questions. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SHOW HERE ON PATREON OR HERE ON PAYPAL

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