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1 online resource |
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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part One: Old Testament -- The Ancient's Guide to the Galaxy -- Old Testament Cosmology -- The Heavens -- The Earth -- The Underworld -- Walk like an Israelite -- A Bible Study Epiphany -- Spiritual Lessons and Implications -- Even the Bible Needed Upgrading -- Spellchecking the Bible -- Why Circumcision? -- The Abandoned Child and the Basket Case -- A Tale of Courage We Never Teach -- Doing the Wrong Thing: Moses' Negligence -- Doing the Right Thing: Zipporah's Courage -- Will It Preach? -- Counting the Ten Commandments -- Is There Really a Sin Offering? -- The Goal of the Sin Offering -- What about Forgiveness? -- There's a Devil in the Details -- Love Potion: Numbers 5 -- Is My Bible Right? -- Is It Accurate? -- Why Is There a Difference? -- The Most Horrific Bible Story -- Righting a Wrong -- The Story -- The Story behind the Story -- The Story Repurposed -- When Giants Walked the Earth -- Wait a Minute-Giant Clans? -- The Divine Arrow -- Yes-Men and Yahweh's Man -- The Prophecy -- Promise Undelivered? -- Yahweh Takes Sides -- No Faith, No Gain -- Sanctified Dirt -- 1003 BC Census: Who Authorized It-God or Satan? -- Cookin' the Books -- Slaying the Sea Monster -- Warring the Sea Monster -- What's the Point? -- Does God Need a Co-Signer? The Witness in The Clouds -- Who Wrote the Book of Proverbs? -- Solomon Had a Pen Name? -- In the Tradition of Solomon -- In the Tradition of Egypt -- Immanuel's Mother: Virgin or Not? -- Standing in the Council -- Jeremiah: Double Vision? -- The "Jeremiah Problem" -- A Practical Response -- Why the Ark of the Covenant Will Never Be Found -- He, Him, Me, Myself, and I -- Bizarre Visions for the Worst of Times -- The Babylonian Context -- The Vision in Context -- The Meaning of the Vision |
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Do the Dead Sea Scrolls Answer the Canon Question? -- Part Two: New Testament -- Burying Hell -- The Gates of Hell in Cosmic Geography -- The Gates of Hell in Terrestrial Geography -- Jesus Declares War -- My Guardian Angel -- The New Testament Misquotes the Old Testament? -- "I Saw Satan Fall like Lightning": When? -- The Healing Serpent -- Not out of Eden -- Maybe Magic -- Also Symbolism -- Who Took Verse 4 out of My Bible? -- What Walking on Water Really Means -- An Old Testament Symbol -- Final Victory -- Jesus Christ, Lord over the Sea -- Born Again ... and Again and Again? -- Dumbledore Meets Philip & Peter -- Paul's Lost Letters -- 1 Corinthians 5:9 -- Colossians 4:16 -- Cause for Concern? -- Destiny & Destination -- Day of Salvation -- The Sign Paul Saw -- The Ends of the Earth -- A Female Apostle -- Signed, Sealed, and Delivered-To Satan? -- Treason & Translation -- Charlton Heston Had Company -- When Abraham Met Jesus -- How Many Times Is Jesus Coming Back? -- The "Rapture" -- Harmonizing -- What's Jesus Waiting For? -- God's Right-Hand Woman? Wisdom in Hebrews 1 -- Baptism as Spiritual Warfare -- Jesus Is God: Jude and Peter Tell Me So -- When Angels Do Time -- Tough Love -- Jesus, God, A.K.A., the Name -- The Name in the Old Testament -- Jesus Has and Is the Name -- 666: What Theories Add Up? -- Calculating Symbolism -- Calculating 666 -- Ancient Sudoku -- Perspective Changes Everything -- Constantine, Conspiracy, and the Canon -- About the Author |
| Summary |
Annotation The Bible is filled with passages that are so baffling we tend to ignore them. Yet the passages that seem weird might be the most important. This collection of essays from Bible Study Magazine will shock you, intrigue you, and completely change the way you view the Bible. Dr. Michael S. Heiser visits some of the Bible's most obscure passages, unveiling their ancient context to help you interpret them today. Read this book, and you'll never be bored by the Bible again. Part One: Old TestamentThe Ancient's Guide to the GalaxyWalk Like an IsraeliteEven the Bible Needed UpgradingSpellchecking the BibleWhy Circumcision?The Abandoned Child and the Basket CaseA Tale of Courage We Never TeachCounting the Ten CommandmentsIs There Really a Sin Offering?There's a Devil in the DetailsLove Potion: Numbers 5Is My Bible Right?The Most Horrific Bible StoryRighting a WrongWhen Giants Walked the EarthThe Divine ArrowPromise Undelivered?Sanctified Dirt1003 BC Census: Who Authorized It-God or Satan?Cookin' the BooksSlaying the Sea MonsterDoes God Need a Co-Signer?The Witness in the CloudsWho Wrote the Book of Proverbs?Immanuel's Mother: Virgin or Not?Standing in the CouncilJeremiah: Double Vision?Why the Ark of the Covenant Will Never Be FoundHe, Him, Me, Myself, and IBizarre Visions for the Worst of TimesDo the Dead Sea Scrolls Answer the Canon Question?Part Two: New TestamentBurying HellMy Guardian AngelThe New Testament Misquotes the Old Testament?"I Saw Satan Fall like Lightning": When?The Healing SerpentWho Took Verse 4 out of My Bible?What Walking on Water Really MeansBorn Again ... and Again and Again?Dumbledore Meets Philip & PeterPaul's Lost LettersDestiny & DestinationA Female ApostleSigned, Sealed, and Delivered-to Satan?Treason & TranslationCharlton Heston Had CompanyWhen Abraham Met JesusHow Many Times Is Jesus Coming Back?What's Jesus Waiting For?God's Right-Hand Woman? Wisdom in HebrewsBaptism as Spiritual WarfareJesus Is God: Jude and Peter Tell Me SoWhen Angels Do TimeTough LoveJesus, God, a.k.a., The Name666: What Theories Add Up?Perspective Changes EverythingConstantine, Conspiracy, and the Canon |
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Print version record |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769
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Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013751
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Bible. New Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst01808090 |
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Bible. Old Testament. fast (OCoLC)fst01808092 |
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1577995678 |
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9781577995678 |
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1577995392 |
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9781577995395 |
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