A review by ben_smitty
I Dare You Not to Bore Me with the Bible by Michael S. Heiser

5.0

This was a magnificent introduction to the cultural contexst surrounding the Bible (Ancient Near Eastern culture, Greek influences, Second Temple Judaism, etc.). Heiser is pretty close to where I stand when it comes to biblical hermeneutics (very close attention to backgrounds), and he did a fantastic job of breaking complicated historical subjects down to interesting tidbits for the layman here. The book is divided into two sections: Old and New Testament. The chapters are only a couple pages long, but they contain great summaries that are very easy to follow along, and they are packed full of interesting stuff!