Michael S. Heiser | Jones Literary

Michael Heiser

Seattle, WA

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Theology | Spiritual Warfare | Hebrew & Semitic Studies | Judaism

Named the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional Scholar by the Society of Biblical Literature
Author of hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles
Currently, he is an adjunct professor of Biblical Studies at the Liberty University Distance Learning Program
Also teaches online for Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

A scholar in the fields of Biblical Studies and the Ancient Near East, Dr. Michael S. Heiser is a Scholar-in-Residence at Faithlife Corporation, the makers of Logos Bible Software. Heiser studied at Dallas Theological Seminary, has a master’s degree in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania, a master’s in Hebrew Studies and a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages from the University of Wisconsin Madison. He has published hundreds of essays and peer-reviewed papers in scholarly journals and popular periodicals such as Bible Study Magazine.

He has taught at the collegiate level for well over a decade, specializing 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.

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How can a biblical understanding of angels influence our theology and every day lives?
The Heavenly Host -God’s first family? Where do we fit in?
‘Imaging Theology’ – What is it and why is it needed?
Do Christians really have guardian angels? —What the Bible says about the roles and abilities of angels
Where Hollywood, traditions and Christian culture get angels all wrong — and why it matters
If angels are interacting in our stories, can we know it?
‘Every time a bell rings…an angel gets its wings?’ — Do human souls become angels, or are they entirely
different?
Angels, archangels, seraphim and cherubim —What’s the difference?
Facing the Giants / The Nephilim: Sons of nobles? Or sons of God?

New Book:
Angels: What the Bible Really Says About God’s Heavenly Host

In Angels, Dr. Michael S. Heiser reveals what the Bible really says
about God’s supernatural servants — because there’s much, much more than most people suspect, have ever been taught or have caught via traditions, media and storytelling. Dr. Heiser’s study is grounded in the terms the Bible itself uses to describe members of God’s heavenly host. An expert in the Semitic languages (biblical Hebrew, biblical Greek, Syriac, Aramaic, Ugaritic, Egyptian, Akkadian, Sumerian, Phoenician, and Moabite), he examines the terms in their original, biblical context, while drawing on insights from the wider context of the ancient Near Eastern world.

The Bible’s view on heavenly beings begins with Old Testament terms, but then moves into literature from the Second Temple period―Jewish writings from around the 5th century BC to the 1st century AD that influenced New Testament writers. With that important background established, the book focuses on what the New Testament tells us about God’s holy ones and reflects on common misconceptions about angels.