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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Mike Heiser

Mike Heiser

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Mike Heiser (1963–2023) was a biblical scholar and expert in ancient Semitic languages recognized for his groundbreaking analysis of the divine council in Hebrew scripture and references to supernatural beings in ancient Near Eastern texts. As a guest on late-night radio, his book The Unseen Realm and his rigorous scholarship on the Nephilim, Elohim, and the supernatural worldview of biblical authors brought academic depth to topics frequently discussed in alternative research circles.

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Episode thumbnail for May 10, 2001: The Watchers - Michael Heiser

May 10, 2001: The Watchers - Michael Heiser

May 10, 2001
1h 10m
Art Bell speaks with Michael Heiser, a doctoral candidate specializing in divine beings in ancient Semitic texts, about the intersection of ufology, theology, and ancient languages. Heiser presents his novel The Facade, which explores what would happen if intelligent extraterrestrial life were revealed to mainstream...
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Episode thumbnail for September 30, 2013: UFOlogy, ETs, and MJ-12 - Dr. Michael Heiser

September 30, 2013: UFOlogy, ETs, and MJ-12 - Dr. Michael Heiser

Sep 30, 2013
3h 29m
Art Bell sits down with Dr. Michael Heiser, a scholar of biblical studies and ancient Semitic languages, to examine where ufology, theology, and ancient texts intersect. Heiser shares the results of his groundbreaking computational linguistics study of the Majestic-12 documents, in which forensic analyst Dr. Carol C...