The 60 Second Scholar Quotes

“What I’m saying is that if you cannot give a coherent “reason for the hope that is in you” (1 Pet. 3:15) that goes beyond what your parents or your pastor told you, your voice will be no more credible than anyone else whose beliefs are just hand-me-down.”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study

“Parents and pastors are no longer the gatekeepers of information and truth. Google and YouTube are. The”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study

“The Bible should be approached with openness. We must be willing for it to dictate the terms of what we believe rather than filter it through denominational distinctions or ideas we just like.”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study

“Bible study is about learning what this thing we say is inspired actually means. Knowing what all its parts mean will give us a deeper appreciation for the plan of God for humanity, the salvation history of God’s people, and the character of God. Jesus is the core component of all that, but there’s a lot more to those things than the story of his life, death, and resurrection. If that was all God wanted us to know, he’s have given us only the four gospels. It’s evident he had more in mind.”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study

“The proper worldview context for interpreting the Bible is not evangelicalism, Catholicism, the Protestant Reformation, the Puritans—or even the modern world. The proper context for interpreting the Bible is the context in which it was written—that of the ancient biblical writers.”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study

“The proper worldview context for interpreting the Bible is not evangelicalism, Catholicism, the Protestant Reformation, the Puritans—or even the modern world. The proper context for interpreting the Bible is the context in which it was written—that of the ancient biblical writers. Every”
― Michael S. Heiser, The 60 Second Scholar: 100 Maxims for Mastering Bible Study