The reality of the afterlife-and a heaven populated with “angels” and what not-doesn’t really count because it is quietly assumed that that place is outside the regular cosmos somehow, and so can’t be incorporated into the modern cosmology. Too many contemporary Christians are modernists when it comes to their cosmology, with the sole exception of their belief in the human soul. This book is a true resource, but it is the kind of resource that you are likely to read clean through, and then read through some other time, and then keep it nearby in order to refresh your memory on this or that. He is best known for his critique of the ancient astronaut theories of Zecharia Sitchin and his paranormal thriller, The Facade, which intertwines many of his interests. Mike has been a frequent guest on a number of radio programs such as Coast to Coast AM. His UFO Religions blog discusses how the pop cultural belief in aliens shape religious worldviews. Mike's other academic interests include the paranormal and the occult. He offers courses to the public in Old Testament, biblical theology, Israelite religion, ancient languages, the Book of Enoch through his online institute, MEMRA. Mike blogs about biblical studies at The Naked Bible, and fringe beliefs about the ancient world at PaleoBabble. His main research interests are Israelite religion (especially Israel’s divine council), biblical theology, ancient Near Eastern religion, biblical & ancient Semitic languages, and ancient Jewish binitarian monotheism.

in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania (major fields: Ancient Israel and Egyptology). in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. He is the Academic Editor of Logos Bible Software. Mike Heiser is a scholar in the fields of biblical studies and the ancient Near East.

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