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Man, when I read some of the things Heiser wrote here, I can only be thankful that he was a believer, and he's conscious of being forgiven for the hermeneutics he taught.
— Mar 18, 2026 05:10PM
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Multiple of the chapters in the miscellaneous section of the book are actually quite helpful summaries of complex topic (e.g., the date of the Canaanite Conquest and the destruction of Jericho).
But then again, most chapters still have at least one characteristically Heiserian sloppy line, like in the chapter where he argued salvation was by faith in the OT -- just a different object of faith!
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But then again, most chapters still have at least one characteristically Heiserian sloppy line, like in the chapter where he argued salvation was by faith in the OT -- just a different object of faith!
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Reading for a research project. Heiser has, unfortunately, afforded me some absolutely perfect quotes to pull.
— Mar 17, 2026 05:12AM
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Im curious, because I’ve always been skeptical of Hesier but never read any of his books. What is one of his crazier interpretive takes?
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It's not so much any one interpretive take as much as his whole paradigm. He actually lays it out quite simply and briefly in this book. I would sum it up in his two main denials:• The Bible should *not* be read in the context of creeds and confessions but *only* in its reconstructed historical context.
• Not everything in Scripture is about Jesus, and in fact, plenty of things don't have anything to do with him at all.
When you start to wade into particular interpretations, there are often helpful things to glean here and there, but also plenty of wackiness that comes from (1) over-weighting ANE context, (2) not allowing Christian tradition to restrain exegesis, and (3) failing to think about how the big-picture telos in Christ might inform specific passages.
