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The Cosmic Mountain and Trees In Old Testament Theology

by MikeHeiser | Apr 8, 2017 | Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, Divine council, Hebrew Bible (OT), NakedBible | 1 |

In a couple of weeks I’ll be filming three courses for Faithlife (my employer; aka Logos...

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 146: Ezekiel 32

by MikeHeiser | Feb 19, 2017 | Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, Divine council, Ezekiel, Hebrew Bible (OT), Naked Bible episodes, Podcasts | 3 |

Ezekiel 32 is a lament for the empire of Egypt, whose hubris was compared to a rebellious divine...

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 90 – The Lake of Fire

by DrHeiser | Mar 7, 2016 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, Naked Bible episodes, NakedBible, Podcasts, Predestination & Free Will | 3 |

The latest episode of the podcast is now live.

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 89: The Book of Life and Heavenly Books

by DrHeiser | Feb 28, 2016 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Ancient Texts & Manuscripts, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, Doctrine of God, Enoch, Books of, Naked Bible episodes, NakedBible, New Testament, Podcasts | 0 |

This episode continues the topical series. The episode is now live.

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 88 – What is the Spiritual Body in 1 Corinthians 15?

by DrHeiser | Feb 20, 2016 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Naked Bible episodes, NakedBible, New Testament, Podcasts | 0 |

The episode is now live.

Heiser Article on Rephaim in LBD (Lexham Bible Dictionary)

by DrHeiser | May 9, 2015 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, Conquest, Divine council, Hebrew Bible (OT), NakedBible | 21 |

Can’t believe I forgot to post this when I wrote it a few months back. LBD is available for...

James Tabor’s Essay on Early Christianity’s View of Resurrection: A Review

by DrHeiser | Apr 19, 2012 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Bible and Archaeology, Biblical History, Jesus, NakedBible, New Testament | 46 |

I have to this point confined my thoughts on the “Jesus Family Tomb” (Talpiot A) and...

Of Mustard Seeds and TIME Magazine

by DrHeiser | Apr 10, 2012 | Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Biblical Theology & Doctrine, NakedBible | 5 |

We’re all familiar with Jesus’ statement about faith and the mustard seed. Now...

The Myth of the Burning Garbage Dump of Gehenna

by DrHeiser | Apr 7, 2011 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Ancient Sites & Archaeology, NakedBible, New Testament | 6 |

That’s the title of this worthwhile post from Todd Bolen. Nice work.

Biblical Anthropology, Part 5

by DrHeiser | Nov 7, 2009 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Anthropology, NakedBible | 10 |

In my last biblical anthropology post, I posed these three questions. Here they are again with...

Sheol: The OT “Bad Place”?

by DrHeiser | Sep 6, 2009 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 14 |

In the last post I sketched out how the OT does indeed contain the idea of some sort of afterlife...

Sheol: Does the OT Have a Concept of Eternal Bliss or Heaven?

by DrHeiser | Sep 3, 2009 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 22 |

Good to be back blogging on the NB. I lost my laptop for a week and posting was spotty. But thanks...

Returning to Sheol

by DrHeiser | Aug 24, 2009 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 6 |

I’ve been getting asked about Sheol and the afterlife a lot recently, so I thought I’d...

Jesus as “Ghost” and “Phantom”

by DrHeiser | Jun 3, 2009 | Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, Literary Study, NakedBible | 6 |

Here’s another article to file under contextualizing the Bible with respect to its literary...

Discerning the Dead, Part 3

by DrHeiser | Jun 10, 2008 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 10 |

We’re at the point now in our intermittent forays into the biblical realm of the dead to...

Discerning the Dead, Part 2

by DrHeiser | May 23, 2008 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 4 |

Here is the short list of passages (from the last post) we need to consider: Deut 18:11; Deut....

Discerning the Dead, Part 1

by DrHeiser | May 11, 2008 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 0 |

I’m going to start going through the passages from the last post that I pulled out for...

Whittling Away at the Dead

by DrHeiser | May 7, 2008 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 4 |

As some of you, no doubt, I’ve had time to go through the PDF file of the occurrences of...

A Biblical View of Ghosts

by DrHeiser | May 1, 2008 | AAG, Afterlife / Sheol / Hades, NakedBible | 20 |

This might seem like a weird way to kick off the Naked Bible blog, but it’s actually a good...

Category: Afterlife / Sheol / Hades

The Cosmic Mountain and Trees In Old Testament Theology

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 146: Ezekiel 32

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 90 – The Lake of Fire

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 89: The Book of Life and Heavenly Books

Naked Bible Podcast Episode 88 – What is the Spiritual Body in 1 Corinthians 15?

Heiser Article on Rephaim in LBD (Lexham Bible Dictionary)

James Tabor’s Essay on Early Christianity’s View of Resurrection: A Review

Of Mustard Seeds and TIME Magazine

The Myth of the Burning Garbage Dump of Gehenna

Biblical Anthropology, Part 5

Sheol: The OT “Bad Place”?

Sheol: Does the OT Have a Concept of Eternal Bliss or Heaven?

Returning to Sheol

Jesus as “Ghost” and “Phantom”

Discerning the Dead, Part 3

Discerning the Dead, Part 2

Discerning the Dead, Part 1

Whittling Away at the Dead

A Biblical View of Ghosts

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