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Michael S. Heiser
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In "academese" the wording of Genesis 1:26 is called the "plural of exhortation"-a fancy way of saying one person is announcing something to a group.
Michael S. Heiser· "Exposing the Work of Zecharia Sitchin, Part 2: Does the Bible Have the Gods Creating Humankind?" (drmsh.com), 2008Evangelical
Genesis 1:26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over…
This article deals a death blow to any non-supernatural (or non-mythic as some prefer) interpretation in the sense that, if you care about interpreting the Bible in context, no human interpretation of the sons of God can work.
Michael S. Heiser· "The Ancient Near Eastern Context for Genesis 6:1-4" (drmsh.com), 2015Evangelical
Genesis 6:2 the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
The writer of Hebrews builds on his assertions that the particular son of God (Jesus) who was the agent of creation, eternal wisdom, and the essence of God, by comparing him to other supernatural sons of God (angels).
Michael S. Heiser· "Naked Bible Podcast Episode 176: Hebrews 1:5-14" show notes (drmsh.com), 2017Evangelical
Hebrews 1:5–14 For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”?
The same council language found in Psalm 82 appears in Psalm 89 (as I noted in the book), and the latter psalm specifies that the council and its sons of God are "in the skies" (the spiritual realm; Psa 89:5-8, noting v. 6 in particular).
Michael S. Heiser· "Response to Dr. Thomas Howe's Thoughts on The Unseen Realm" (drmsh.com), 2019Evangelical
Psalms 89:5–8 The heavens praise Your wonders, O LORD— Your faithfulness as well— in the assembly of the holy ones.
About this voice
- PhD, Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages — University of Wisconsin–Madison, 2004 - MA, Ancient History — University of Pennsylvania (Ancient Israel; Egyptology) - Taught at college and seminary level for over 20 years - Scholar-in-Residence, then Academic Editor, Logos Bible Software (15 years) - Scholarly awards from the Society of Biblical Literature and from his alma maters - Research fields: Israel's divine council · biblical theology · ancient Near Eastern religion · biblical and ancient Semitic languages · ancient Jewish binitarian monotheism
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