I Dare You Not to Bore Me with The Bible

The Bible is filled with passages that are so baffling we tend to ignore them. Yet the passages that seem weird might be the most important. This collection of essays from Bible Study Magazine will shock you, intrigue you, and completely change the way you view the Bible. Dr. Michael S. Heiser visits some of the Bible's most obscure passages, unveiling their ancient context to help you interpret them today. Read this book, and you'll never be bored by the Bible again.

Part One: Old Testament



The Ancient's Guide to the Galaxy





Walk Like an Israelite





Even the Bible Needed Upgrading





Spellchecking the Bible





Why Circumcision?





The Abandoned Child and the Basket Case





A Tale of Courage We Never Teach





Counting the Ten Commandments





Is There Really a Sin Offering?





There's a Devil in the Details





Love Potion: Numbers 5





Is My Bible Right?





The Most Horrific Bible Story





Righting a Wrong





When Giants Walked the Earth





The Divine Arrow





Promise Undelivered?





Sanctified Dirt





1003 BC Census: Who Authorized It-God or Satan?





Cookin' the Books





Slaying the Sea Monster





Does God Need a Co-Signer?





The Witness in the Clouds





Who Wrote the Book of Proverbs?





Immanuel's Mother: Virgin or Not?





Standing in the Council





Jeremiah: Double Vision?





Why the Ark of the Covenant Will Never Be Found





He, Him, Me, Myself, and I





Bizarre Visions for the Worst of Times





Do the Dead Sea Scrolls Answer the Canon Question?



Part Two: New Testament



Burying Hell





My Guardian Angel





The New Testament Misquotes the Old Testament?





"I Saw Satan Fall like Lightning": When?





The Healing Serpent





Who Took Verse 4 out of My Bible?





What Walking on Water Really Means





Born Again ... and Again and Again?





Dumbledore Meets Philip & Peter





Paul's Lost Letters





Destiny & Destination





A Female Apostle





Signed, Sealed, and Delivered-to Satan?





Treason & Translation





Charlton Heston Had Company





When Abraham Met Jesus





How Many Times Is Jesus Coming Back?





What's Jesus Waiting For?





God's Right-Hand Woman? Wisdom in Hebrews





Baptism as Spiritual Warfare





Jesus Is God: Jude and Peter Tell Me So





When Angels Do Time





Tough Love





Jesus, God, a.k.a., The Name





666: What Theories Add Up?





Perspective Changes Everything





Constantine, Conspiracy, and the Canon



Michael S. Heiser (1963–2023) was a popular Bible teacher, author, and the founding executive director of AWKNG School of Theology. An expert in the Bible and ancient Semitic languages, he wrote numerous books, including The Unseen Realm, Angels, and Demons. For many years, he was scholar-in-residence at Logos Bible Software. He earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible and Semitic languages from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.