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Michael S. Heiser (M.A., Ancient History, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison) taught at the college level for twelve years before accepting a position at Logos Bible Software with a focus on producing ancient text databases and other digital resources for study of the ancient world and biblical studies. He is now the Scholar-in-Residence at Logos and a regular contributor to parent company Faithlife’s Bible Study Magazine. He has published widely in scholarly journals and popular periodicals and teaches ancient languages online at MEMRA.

Heiser advocates that interpreting the Bible in context means reading it in light of the context that produced it instead of Christian tradition or modern thinking. Readers discover a radical new relevance and coherence when they read the Bible through the eyes of its writer. Years ago, this passion for convincing readers of the importance of an ancient worldview prompted Heiser to create The Naked Bible, an influential biblical studies blog housed at www.drmsh.com, and the popular Naked Bible Podcast.

Dr. Mike Heiser is an expert is ancient languages, texts, and religions, particularly the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East. Mike earned the M.A. and Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. Before attending the UW-Madison, Mike earned an M.A. in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania where his major fields were Ancient Israel and Egyptology. Mike has twenty years of teaching experience in the classroom and online. He is currently Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software. Mike has had a lifelong interest in the paranormal, especially ancient astronauts and UFOs. Mike is perhaps best known in ufology for his novel, The Façade, his critique of ancient astronaut theory, and his linguistic testing of the Majestic documents. In 2005 Mike was named by FATE Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in ufology. He currently co-hosts the Peeranormal podcast (www.peeranormal.com), which discusses peer-reviewed research on a wide range of paranormal topics.