My name is Mike Heiser, and I’m a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., Ancient History) and the University of Wisconsin- Madison (M.A., Ph.D., Hebrew Bible and Semitic Studies). During the course of my graduate work, I had the pleasure of taking an assortment of ancient languages, such as Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Syriac, Ugaritic, Phoenician, and Egyptian hieroglyphs. My academic expertise is divine beings (gods, angels, divine assembly/host of heaven) in ancient Israelite and Canaanite religions. Before accepting my present position working for a software company that produces ancient text databases and other digital resources for study of the ancient world, I taught theology, biblical studies, ancient languages, and World Civilizations for 12 years on the college level. My current position gives me immediate access to cutting-edge technology for the study of ancient texts and languages.
Lastly, readers may be familiar with me through my numerous guest appearances on talk radio, especially Coast to Coast AM. I’ve been fortunate to have been able to share my thoughts about a wide range of strange ideas relating to the ancient world: ancient astronaut theories, the Bible code, the Jesus tomb, and the DaVinci Code.
Hi Mike,
I’m involved in making a documentary about aliens on earth and I came across the King Tut’s Baby Alien theory by David Innis. I’ve tried contacting him via the email address provided on Forbiddenknowledge (or whatever the site is) but it’s a bogus email.
I know he commented on your site and was wondering if you could help us out with putting us in contact with him?
Many thanks,
Cathy
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MSH Reply:
April 3rd, 2012 at 9:18 PM
I don’t know him – sorry!
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Hey Mike,
I really enjoy your site.Thanks for all your hard work. More scholars should address these topics. I wanted to get your thoughts on Oxford scholar, John Marco Allegro’s work. I couldn’t find anything online from a legitimate source that comes out against his work. I have yet to read his book, “The Sacred Mushroom And The Cross”. What’s your take on this?
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MSH Reply:
April 15th, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Allegro tends to get (literally) laughed at by scrolls scholars. I’ve deliberately brought him up to three top scrolls people I know just to get a reaction. They all chuckled and rolled their eyes. His material is viewed anywhere between idiosyncratic to nutty.
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How come you never talk about Puma Punku, and give us some hard evidence that it was build by human being.
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MSH Reply:
April 25th, 2012 at 7:58 PM
Because moving stone can be accomplished by anyone who knows the techniques of applied physics, no matter where they are. They are geographically agnostic.
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I truly appreciate all your hard work in shedding light in all these areas of fringe research. As a writer in the paranormal arena I tend to keep an open mind when it comes to individuals experiences (especially when it is from Missionaries). But in my hobby I am constantly besieged by proponents of Pseudoarchaeology. It is wonderful to find a scholarly rebuttal of these theories. And thank you for clearing up the Nephilim etymology. I have always heard that it was from Naphal!
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MSH Reply:
May 10th, 2012 at 8:06 PM
You’re welcome – how long have you been studying paranormal topics (please email me)?
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