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Angels michael heiser5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Learning what the Bible says about angels ultimately is tied to thinking well about how God thinks about us” (xv). He continues, “God’s supernatural family is a theological template for understanding God’s relationship to his human family of believers-and our greater importance compared to them. That’s only discoverable with a firm grasp of who God is, what he’s done, why he’s done it, what else he intends to do, and why he doesn’t want to do it alone” (xiv-xv). Eternal perspective requires understanding what makes God tick. Biblical wisdom involves not only practical, principled, decision-making skills but eternal perspective. ![]() ![]() In the introduction, Heiser poses a question: why would we need to know this information? Why bother? Heiser answers, saying, “A life well lived extends from wisdom. Special Topics in New Testament Angelology.The Language of the Heavenly Host in Second Temple Judaism.Section II: Second Temple (Intertestamental) Period.Old Testament Terminology for the Heavenly Host.He is the author The Unseen Realm and Supernatural (reviews here and here). Michael Heiser is the academic editor for Logos Bible Software, Bible Study Magazine, and Faithlife Study Bible. We need one that is centered on the biblical text by someone who studies the entire Bible, who knows the biblical languages, and who understands how ideas of spiritual beings have changed from the Old Testament to the New. Instead of asking if we need another book on angels, I’ll answer that now: yes, we do. ![]()
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