Dr. Michael Heiser and the Catholic Church

[DustinQuick]

Hey guys,

I’ve enjoyed his talks, such as “What Really Happened At Nicaea?” where he tackled the Da Vinci Code myths head-on.

I’m curious to know in what light he views the Church - I can’t seem to find much on that particularly.

I think I recall seeing him quoted in a FB post on my feed some time ago about the importance of studying and understanding the Scriptures in their Ancient Near Eastern cultural milieu; and I think I remember seeing something like, “Not through any other lenses, be they Methodist, Reformed, Catholic . . . [and so on]” Otherwise, you’ll never get the fullness of the message intended, kind of thing. So, the implication is that the “Catholic” set of classes would give you a skewed picture; thus, it can’t be the truth.

That was a while ago, and I might be a little off. Midnight shift fog happening.

Anyone out there know?

Thanks!

Dustin

 

[AtomicB]

Hey, Ya I really enjoyed that series he did…He also gave me a new perspective on how the Jews might have view the Claims of Christ, in regards to the “two powers in heaven” . He is in a video refuting the show “ancient aliens” on youtube, also really good. Jimmy Aiken did a review of one of his earlier books and it was a positive review. As far as his views towards Catholics, I got the impression that he is not at all anti catholic, on the contrary.

 

[mattp0625]

The thing is…the RCC can actually trace its roots to first century Israel. The others cannot do so. They are traceable to 16th century Germany or later - well after the council of Nicea.