He earned his MA in Ancient HIstory from UPenn and his MA and PhD from University of Wisconsin- Madison (M.A., Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies). Heiser is a scholar of the Bible and its ancient context. On this episode, my guest is Michael Heiser, and he's going to reveal the truth about what the Bible and history actually teaches about demons. So, just what exactly *are* demons, really?
And then of course, if you listened to Christian hip-hop in the 1990s, you can probably remember many a track about fighting and slaying demons (T-Bone's "Demon Executor," anyone?). Some pay them practically no attention at all, whereas others find demons under every rock and focus lots of attention on binding demons, casting out demons, etc. Within Christianity, attitudes toward demons vary by denomination. But demons as actual, spiritual entities crop up in various religions (including Christianity and Hinduism), and even in popular entertainment (e.g. We use it metaphorically, as when we say, "He's wrestling with his demons" about characters facing inner conflict. Many use the word, but we seem to use it in different ways.
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