The Unseen Realm

[Michael:D]

The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural worldview of the Bible - by Michael S. Heiser

From TheUnseenRealm.com:

The Unseen Realm, by Dr. Michael Heiser, argues we must approach the strange and supernatural of the Bible with the worldview of an ancient Hebrew. "People shouldn't be protected from the Bible," Dr. Heiser says. But modern theological systems often do just that, by "explaining away" difficult or troublesome passages of Scripture.

Who is the Divine Council? (Psalm 82:1)
Why wasn't Eve surprised when the serpent spoke to her? (Genesis 3)
What are we to make of Peter and Jude?s belief in imprisoned spirits? (2 Peter 2:4 ; Jude 6 )

Discover what it means to read the Bible within the context of an ancient Hebrew - just as the biblical authors intended!
Companion Website to the Book: http://www.moreunseenrealm.com/
Get the book from Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/

I have decided to read Greg's copy of the book (which he has graciously loaned me) aloud while recording the exercise. I know there are those in our Tuesday Evening Bible Study that would like to get into this work and hopefully the sound of my (certainly untrained) voice will not detract from the painstaking research Micheal S. Heiser presents to us in his book "The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible"



Part 1: First Things

• Chapter 1 - Reading Your Bible Again - for the first time
• Chapter 2 - Rules of Engagement

Part 2: The Households of God

• Chapter 3 - God's Entourage
• Chapter 4 - God Alone
• Chapter 5 - As in Heaven, So on Earth
• Chapter 6 - Gardens and Mountains
• Chapter 7 - Eden - Like No Place on Earth
• Chapter 8 - Only God is Perfect
• Chapter 9 - Peril and Providence
• Section Summary

Part 3: Divine Transgressions

• Chapter 10 - Trouble in Paradise
• Chapter 11 - Like the Most High?
• Chapter 12 - Divine Transgression
• Chapter 13 - The Bad Seed
• Chapter 14 - Divine Allotment
• Chapter 15 - Cosmic Geography
• Section Summary

Part 4: Yahweh and His Portion

• Chapter 16 - Abraham's Word
• Chapter 17 - Yahweh Visible and Invisible
• Chapter 18 - What's in a Name?
• Chapter 19 - Who Is Like Yahweh?
• Chapter 20 - Retooling the Temple
• Chapter 21 - God's Law, God's Council
• Chapter 22 - Realm Distinction
• Section Summary

Part 5: Conquest and Failure

• Chapter 23 - Giant Problem
• Chapter 24 - The Place of the Serpent
• Chapter 25 - Holy War
• Section Summary

Part 6: Thus Says The Lord

• Chapter 26 - Mountains and Valleys
• Chapter 27 - Standing in the Council
• Chapter 28 - Divine Misdirection
• Chapter 29 - The Rider of the Clouds
• Chapter 30 - Prepare to Die
• Section Summary

Part 7: The Kingdom Already

• Chapter 31 - Who Will Go for Us?
• Chapter 32 - Preeminent Domain
• Chapter 33 - A Beneficial Death
• Chapter 34 - Infiltration
• Chapter 35 - Sons of God, Seed of Abraham
• Chapter 36 - Lower Than the Elohim
• Chapter 37 - This Means War
• Chapter 38 - Choosing Sides
• Section Summary

Part 8: The Kingdom Not Yet

• Chapter 39 - Final Verdict
• Chapter 40 - Foe from the North
• Chapter 41 - The Mount of Assembly
• Chapter 42 - Describing the Indescribable
• Epilogue

Completed 2/4/2017 - Apologies to Michael S. Heiser - by Michael S. DeBurger

[GregD]

That... was... awesome. I think you may have stumbled upon a long hidden talent.

Thanks a lot for doing this Mike. I should have given you the book 2 months ago. I for one don't like to read. It makes me sleepy and my mind wanders too much. I often find myself re-reading entire paragraphs because I realize I have no idea what I just read.    I look forward to listening to the book.

I have read about half of the book so far and it is indeed a fascinating read. I don't want to give away too much of the plot now, but suffice to say you won't be bored.

Thanks again Mike from all of us that labor to read and pay attention to what's on the page.

[GregD]

I just finished listening to the masterfully done reading of the book. It was very cool listening to the book while driving, which is when I listened to most of it. Mike:D does a great job and the book is very interesting.

Thanks again Mike:D for a job well done. It was taking me aidios (the actual Greek word for forever or everlasting  ) to read.