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Problematic Passages in the Bible with Dr. Michael Heiser
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Problematic Passages in the Bible with Dr. Michael Heiser

God's of the Nations, All Things in Common, and Baptism of the Dead
Created byJohn Schwandt
Last updated 3/2020
English
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What you'll learn

  • Students will be able to discuss the meaning of "sons of God" and "gods of the nations."
  • Students will be able to explain the role of the government in the context of Acts 2.
  • Students will be able to describe the Bible's view of private property.
  • Students will be able to discuss the "baptism of the dead" mentioned in the New Testament.

Course content

3 sections • 10 lectures • 55m total length

  • Issues in Deuteronomy 32:8-96:52

    Explore Deuteronomy 32:8-9's explanation of the gods of the nations and how the Dead Sea Scrolls’ 'sons of God' reading shapes Israel’s relation to the other nations in salvation history.

  • The Worldview of Deuteronomy7:30

    Unpack the Deuteronomy 32 worldview, where God distances nations and assigns them to lesser divine beings. Abraham's covenant then blesses all nations despite the host of heaven's seduction.

  • Considering Spiritual Entities7:29

Requirements

  • This course only requires a desire to learn about the New Testament.
  • The student is encouraged to have a recent translation of the Bible available.

Description

This course, Problems Passages in the Bible, Dr. Michael Heiser analyzes three difficult passages in Scripture. After introducing key issues in each text, it considers the background and context of the passages and then evaluates a variety of interpretations. Each unit includes the speaker's understanding of the passage, as well as an explanation of its theological significance. The key themes students will explore in this course are the "gods of the nations" in Deuteronomy 32, "all things in common" in Acts 2, and the "baptism of the dead" in 1 Corinthians 15.

If you enjoy this course and would like to research these topics more deeply with Logos Bible software, we recommend that you consider working through the Logos Mobile Ed course BI162 (the source of these lectures). It contains reading links and actives for these passages and examines seven additional other problematic passages in the Bible. Just search for BI162 on the Logos website to learn more.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for people who want to understand how to understand the difficult phrases like: "gods of the nations", "all things in common" and "baptism of the dead."
  • This course is for people who are curious about these difficult or problematic Bible passages.

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