{{Short description|American biblical scholar (born June 7, 1956 - died February 20, 2023)}}
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'''Michael S. Heiser''' (7died June 1956 -February 20 February, 2023) was an American biblical Old Testament scholar and Christian author with training in ancient history, [[Semitic languages]], and the [[Hebrew Bible]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. His expertise and work focused on the nature of the spiritual realm in the Bible and about spiritual matters more generally, and he wrote more than ten books on these subjects since 2010. He served as Executive Director of the School of Ministry at [[Celebration Church]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]] and as a professor at [[Liberty University]] and [[Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary]].{{update after|2023|2|6}} He ran ''The Naked Bible'' podcast and Miqlat, a ministry to disseminate his scholarship. He additionally been active in media productions around his area of interest, and in response to popular presentations relating to spiritual matters (such as material in the [[Stranger Things]] series, and in rebutting [[ancient astronaut]] conjectures).
