Dr. Michael S. Heiser

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Assistant Professor of Bible, Department of Religious Studies, Grace College, Winona Lake, IN. This position was a sabbatical replacement. I taught Introduction to the Old Testament, Historical Books of the Old Testament, and Christian Ethics. 2000- 2008: Adjunct Instructor, Department of Biblical Studies, College of Adult and Lifelong Learning (Correspondence and Online Program), Taylor University, Fort Wayne, IN. I taught ten courses for correspondence and online study, including: " Wisdom Literature " History of Israel " Angelology " Hermeneutics " Archaeology & the OT " Christian Ethics 2000-2002: Instructor, Madison Senior Scholars Program, University of Wisconsin- Madison . I taught five non-credit adult courses: " Dead Sea Scrolls " History of the Bible " Angelology " OT Pseudepigrapha " Jesus Outside the NT " World Religions 1999-2002, Spring 2004 : Teaching Assistant in the Department of Communication Arts , University of Wisconsin-Madison. I taught Communication Arts 100, an introductory writing and public speaking course. 1995-2002: Adjunct Instructor of History in the Departments of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI. I taught World Civilizations I & II and Foundations of Christian Experience, an introductory theology class. My teaching experience included traditional undergraduates and adult learners. 1992-1995 : Assistant Professor, Department of Biblical Studies , Pillsbury College, Owatonna, MN. While at Pillsbury I taught the following courses multiple times: " OT Survey " Psalms & Wisdom Literature " History of Israel " NT Survey " Biblical Archaeology " Advanced Bibliology " Pentateuch " Ancient Near East " Greek Grammar " Bible Doctrine " Hermeneutics " Christian Ethics Publications: Peer-Reviewed 2011 " cDivine Council, d in the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (Intervarsity Press, forthcoming , 2011) " cChaos and Death, d in the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (Intervarsity Press, forthcoming , 2011) " cDestruction, d in the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets (Intervarsity Press, forthcoming , 2011) 2010 " cShould ÝÙÔÜÐ ( ¾ el M hîm ) with Plural Predication be Translated cGods d? Bible Translator ( forthcoming July 2010) " cDid Jesus Allow for Reincarnation? Assessing the Syntax of John 9:3-4, d AORIST ( forthcoming, 2010 ) " Review of The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Academic, 2009), by John Walton, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society ( forthcoming, 2010 ) 2009 " Review of Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth At the Heart of the Roswell Story , by Nick Redfern (Paraview, 2005); Journal of Scientific Exploration 23:2 (2009) 2008 " cDivine Council, d in the Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry, and Writings (Intervarsity Press, 2008) " cAngels and Angel-Like Beings: Greco-Roman Literature, d in the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception (Berlin: Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2009) " cDoes Deuteronomy 32:17 Assume or Deny the Reality of Other Gods? d Bible Translator 59:3 (July 2008): 137-145 " cMonotheism, Polytheism, Monolatry, or Henotheism? Toward an Assessment of Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible d Bulletin of Biblical Research 18:1 (2008): 1-30. " Review of Judges (Old Testament Library; Westminster/John Knox, 2008), by Susan Niditch, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 51:3 (2008): 628-629 " Review of The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel 9s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts (Oxford, 2003), by Mark S. Smith, Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin (2008) 2007 " cYou 9ve Seen One elohim , You 9ve Seen Them All? A Critique of Mormonism 9s Use of Psalm 82 d (forthcoming, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies Review ) " cResponse to David Bokovy 9s 8Ye Really ARE Gods: A Response To Michael Heiser Concerning the LDS Use of Psalm 82 and the Gospel of John 9 d (forthcoming, Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies Review ) 2006 " Review of Text and History: Old Testament Texts as a Source of Israel 9s History, by Jens Bruun Kofoed (Eisenbrauns, 2004), Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 49:1 (March 2006): 137-138 " Review of Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the Hebrew Bible , by David Penchansky (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2005), Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 6 (2006- 2007); online journal, http://www.arts.ualberta.ca/JHS/reviews/review227.htm . " cAre Yahweh and El Distinct Deities in Deut. 32:8-9 and Psalm 82? d HIPHIL 3 (2006); online journal, http://www.see-j.net/Default.aspx?tabid=77 ; posted October 3, 2006. 2001 " cDeuteronomy 32:8 and the Sons of God, d Bibliotheca Sacra 158:629 (January-March 2001): 52-74 " "The Mythological Provenance of Isaiah 14:12-15: A Reconsideration of the Ugaritic Material," Vetus Testamentum LI:3 (Fall 2001) 1995 " "Moses as High Priest and Sorcerer? A Response to Graham Hancock's Egyptian Explanation for the Ark of the Covenant," Near East Archaeological Society Bulletin (1994-1995) Academic, Not Peer-Reviewed 2010 " cThe Role of the Septuagint in the Transmission of the Scriptures, d Bible and Spade ( forthcoming, 2010 ) " (With Andrew Perrin), Morphology for the Qumran Biblical Scrolls (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, forthcoming, 2010 ); Qumran text transcriptions by Stephen Pfann 2009 " Reverse Interlinear of the King James Version (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009) " Reverse Interlinear of the New King James Version (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2009) " cThe Old Testament Response to Ancient Near Eastern Pagan Divination Practices (Deut. 18:9-14), d in Of Global Wizardry: Techniques of Pagan Spirituality and a Christian Response ; ed. Peter Jones (Escondido: Main Entry Editions, 2009) 2008 " Semitic Inscriptions: Analyzed Texts and English Translations (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008); Hebrew, Phoenician, Moabite, Ammonite, Ekronite by Michael S. Heiser; Aramaic texts by Charles Hardy and Charles Otte III " cAncient Semitic Inscriptions: How Can They Assist English Bible Study? d Logos Bible Software Blog; May 30, 2006; accessed at http://blog.logos.com/archives/2008/02/ancient_semitic_inscriptionshow_can_1.html " Introductions to the following books in the Morphologically-Tagged Greek Pseudepigrapha (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2008): " cGeneral Introduction d; cBook of Jubilees d; c1 Enoch d; cTestament of Abraham, Recensions A and B d; cTestament of Job d; cJoseph and Aseneth d; cPseudo- Phocylides d; cTestaments of the Twleve Patriarchs d; cEupolemus d; cPseudo- Eupolemus d; cFragments of Pseudo-Greek Poets d; cHellenistic Synagogal Prayers d; cLetter of Aristeas d; cLife of Adam and Eve d; cMartyrdom and Ascension of Isaiah d; cSibylline Oracles d; c2 Baruch d; c3 Baruch d; c4 Baruch d; cApocalypse of Daniel d; cTheophilus d; cPseudo-Callisthenes); cAhiqar d; cPrayer of Jacob d; cPrayer of Joseph d; cOdes of Solomon d; cDemetrius the Chronographer d; cAristobulus d; cCleodemus Malchus d; cArtapanus d; cEzekiel the Tragedian d; cPseudo-Orpheus / Orphica d; cPhilo the Epic Poet d; cTheodotus d; cPseudo-Hecataeus d; cAristeas the Exegete d; cHistory of Joseph d; cEldad and Modad d; cHistory of the Rechabites d; cJannes and Jambres d; cApocryphon of Ezekiel d; cTestament of Adam d; cApocalypse of Sedrach d; cGreek Apocalypse of Ezra d; cApocalypse of Zephaniah d; cPsalms of Solomon d; cApocalypse of Elijah d; cTestament of Solomon d; cLives of the Prophets d; cTestament of Moses / Assumption of Moses d; c3 Maccabees d; c4 Maccabees d; c4 Ezra (Apocalypse of Ezra) d " cThinking Clearly About the Jesus Family Tomb, d Bible and Spade 21:4 (2008) 2007 " cWhy Use the Septuagint? d Logos Bible Software Blog; May 30, 2006; accessed at http://blog.logos.com/archives/2007/12/why_use_the_septuagint.html 2006 " cThe Da Vinci Code as New Age Apologetic: The Jesus Bloodline Mythology and New Age Cosmology, d Countercult Apologetics Journal 1:2 (Feb. 2006) " Review of The Re-Enchantment of the West , vol. 1, by Christopher Partridge (Continuum, 2004); Countercult Apologetics Journal 1:3 (2006) " cWhy Syntax Matters . . . To You! d Logos Bible Software Blog; May 30, 2006; accessed at http://www.logos.com/logos3/syntax . " cWhat 9s Ugaritic Got to Do with Anything? d Logos Bible Software product page; October 25, 2006; accessed at http://www.logos.com/ugaritic . 2005 " Glossary of Logos Morpho-Syntactic Database Terminology (Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2005) Popular Non-Fiction 2010 " cThe New Testament Misquotes the Old Testament? d Bible Study Magazine 2:3 (March- April, 2010) " cThe Mother of Immanuel: Virgin or Not? d Bible Study Magazine 2:3 (March-April, 2010) " cStanding in the Council d Bible Study Magazine 2:3 (March-April, 2010) " cLawyers, Mechanics, and Ancient Astronauts, d L.A. Marzulli 9s Prophecy, Politics, and the Supernatural Newsletter (February 2010) " cI Saw Satan Fall like Lightning d . . . When ? d Bible Study Magazine 2:2 (January- February, 2010) " cDumbledore Meets Phillip and Peter, d Bible Study Magazine 2:2 (January-February, 2010) " cALH84001: NASA Shorthand for 8Panspermia Rules, 9 d L.A. Marzulli 9s Prophecy, Politics, and the Supernatural Newsletter (January 2010) 2009 " cEven the Bible Needed an Upgrade, d Bible Study Magazine 2:1 (November-December, 2009) " cHe, Him, Me, Myself and I: What Pronouns Tell Us About How the Bible was Written 4and Edited, d Bible Study Magazine 2:1 (November-December, 2009) " cIt 9s Possible, Isn 9t It? How Ancient Astronaut Theorists Argue from Our Lack of Omniscience, d L.A. Marzulli 9s Prophecy, Politics, and the Supernatural Newsletter (November, 2009) " cThe Power of the ET-Savior Delusion: The Displacement of Theism with Exotheology, d L.A. Marzulli 9s Prophecy, Politics, and the Supernatural Newsletter (October 2009) " cZecharia Sitchin: Why You Can Safely Ignore Him, d UFO Digest (September 3, 2009) http://www.ufodigest.com/news/0909/ignore-him.php " cZecharia Sitchin: Why You Can Safely Ignore Him, d L.A. Marzulli 9s Prophecy, Politics, and the Supernatural Newsletter (September 2009) " cJesus Didn 9t Give the Name of Antichrist, d World Net Daily Exclusive Commentary, August 3, 2009 ( http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=105792 ) " cDoes God Need a Co-Signer? d Bible Study Magazine 1:6 (September-October, 2009) " cPanspermia: What it is and Why it Matters, d in How To Overcome the Most Frightening Issues You Will Face This Century (Anomalos Publishing, 2009) " cGod 9s Right-Hand . . . Woman? d Bible Study Magazine 1:5 (July-August, 2009) " cSmall Providences, Big Results, d Bible Study Magazine 1:5 (July-August, 2009) " cWhen Giants Walked the Earth, d Bible Study Magazine 1:4 (May-June, 2009) " cSigned, Sealed, and Delivered 4To Satan? d Bible Study Magazine 1:4 (May-June, 2009) " cClash of the Manuscripts: Goliath and the Hebrew Text of the Old Testament, d Bible Study Magazine 1:4 (May-June, 2009) " cBorn Again . . . And Again and Again? d Bible Study Magazine 1:3 (Mar-April, 2009) " cSanctified Dirt 4Holy Ground, d Bible Study Magazine 1:3 (Mar-April, 2009) " cLove Potion Numbers 5, d Bible Study Magazine 1:2 (Jan-Feb, 2009) " cPaul 9s Lost Letters, d Bible Study Magazine 1:2 (Jan-Feb, 2009) 2008 " cWho Took Verse 4 Out of My Bible? d Bible Study Magazine 1:1 (Nov-Dec, 2008) 2006 " cWhy Should Christians Care About Ufology? d Anomalos 1:1 (2006) " cChristian Theology and an ET Reality, Part 1: The Historical Background, d Anomalos 1:2 (2006) 2005 " Review of Alien Intrusion: UFOs and the Evolution Connection, by Gary Bates (Master Books, 2005); http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com " Review of Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth At the Heart of the Roswell Story , by Nick Redfern (Paraview, 2005); http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com 2002 " The Bible Code Myth (CAM Publishing, 2002) " Review of Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men: A Rationale Christian Look at UFOs and Extraterrestrials, by Hugh Ross, Ken Samples, and Mark Clark (NavPress, 2002); http://www.raidersnewsupdate.com Fiction " The Façade (2001) Papers Read at Academic Conferences " cTheir Valley d, cYour Strength d, or cthe Anakim d? An Explanation and Defense of LXX Enakim in Jeremiah 47:5 (LXX 29:5) and 49:4 (NETS LXX 30:4; Rahlf 9s 30:20), d Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature; New Orleans, LA, 2009 " cDecision Making in Yahweh 9s Heavenly Council: A Contribution to the Open Theism Debate, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society; New Orleans, LA, 2009 " cThe Concept of a Godhead in the Old Testament, d Northwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society; Beaverton, OR, 2009 " c Beth Essentiae in Biblical Hebrew, d Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature; Tacoma, WA, 2009 " cThe Concept of a Godhead in the Old Testament, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society; Providence, RI, 2008 " cElohim with Plural Predication in the Hebrew Bible, d Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature; Newberg, OR, 2008 " cThinking Clearly About the Jesus Family Tomb, d Annual Meeting of the Near East Archaeological Society, San Diego, CA, 2008 " cDid Jesus Allow for Reincarnation? Assessing the Syntax of John 9:3-4 d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, San Diego, CA, 2008 " cAnthropomorphisms in P, d Pacific Northwest Regional Meeting of the Society fo Biblical Literature; May 4-6, 2007; Lethbridge, Alberta " cDid Jesus Allow for Reincarnation? Assessing the Syntax of John 9:3-4 d Northwest Regional Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, February, 2007 " cNew Implementations of Digital Resources for the Study of the Language and Literature of Ugarit d; Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Washington, DC, 2006 " cYou 9ve Seen One Elohim, You 9ve Seen Them All? A Critique of Mormonism 9s Use of Psalm 82, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Washington, DC, 2006 " cAre YHWH and El (Elyon) Separate Deities in Deut. 32:8-9 and Psalm 82? d; International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2006 " cAdvances in Hebrew Syntax Database Technology as a Tool for Biblical Theology, d International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2006 " cMonotheism, Polytheism, Monolatry, or Henotheism? Toward an Honest (and Orthodox) Assessment of Divine Plurality in the Hebrew Bible, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philadelphia, PA; November, 2005 " cYahweh, the Sons of God, and the Monogenes Son of God, Yahweh 9s Hypostatic Vice Regent: The Divine Council of Israelite Religion as the Foundation of High Christology and Heterodox Christologies, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Philadelphia, PA; November, 2005 " cIsaiah 40-66 and Deuteronomy 4 and 32: Implications for the Rhetoric of Monotheism, d Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Atlanta, GA; November, 2003 " cThe Baal Cycle as Backdrop to Daniel 7: An Old Testament Rationale for Jewish Binitarianism, d Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Atlanta, GA; November, 2003 " cThe Jesus Ossuary: A Critical Analysis, d Annual Meeting of the Near East Archaeological Society, Atlanta, GA; November, 2003 " "The Divine Council in the Dead Sea Scrolls," Annual Meeting of the Near East Archaeological Society, Danvers, MA; November, 1999 " "The Mythological Provenance of Isaiah 14:12-15: A Reconsideration of the Ugaritic Material," Annual Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature, Boston, MA; November 1999 " "The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible and Israelite Monotheism," Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Orlando, FL; November, 1998 " "Mount Sinai in Arabia? A Reconsideration of Frank Moore Cross's Proposal," Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society, Orlando, FL; November, 1998 Academic Honors " Leila Custard History Award, Bob Jones University, 1986 " Ancient History Department scholarship, University of Pennsylvania, 1990 " James L. Weinstein Fellowship in Hebrew Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995 " Scholarship, Wisconsin Society for Jewish Learning, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1996, 1997 " Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar Award, 2007 (Pacific Northwest Region) Academic Leadership Positions " 2009-2010, President, Northwest Region of the Evangelical Theological Society " 2008-2009, Vice-President, Northwest Region of the Evangelical Theological Society " 2008-2010, Program Unit Chair, Bible and Technology Section, International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature Other Academic Work Experience " (Current): Academic Editor, Logos Research Systems / Logos Bible Software, Bellingham, WA. Logos is the leading creator of software for research in the original languages of the Bible and digital library collections for ministry and biblical study. " (Current): Editor, Bible Study Magazine, Logos Bible Software, Bellingham, WA " Editor, Center for Education and Work, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Educational Sciences (series editor for the case studies for the CEW 9s project on Charter Schools and Real-World Practices) " Proofreader, Hendrickson Publishers (summer, 2000; Leningradensis / Dotan Hebrew Bible project) " Editorial Assistant, National Association for Professors of Hebrew, Department of Hebrew and Semitics, UW-Madison (this semester; responsible for the NAPH database and website)

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