Theland, I'm cut to the quick! A lazy argument? Cheap shots? Me? Never!! Wash your mouth out, you .. you .. you .... cad!! Have a custard pie! Sperlatt!
// we must try to remove ourselves from trying to impose our thinking on the Bible authors with their traditions, sayings, proverbs etc etc. //
But in allowing yourself to believe the clap trap of men who twist words and make them fit where they want them to fit because they have an agenda, that's precisely what you are doing. You'd be better placed in putting your faith in the prophecies of Nostradamus. At least he had the courage and the foresight (sorry) in many instances to provide dates!
And okay, you say your timeframe rule doesn't apply to the New Testament - which is mighty convenient - but then you've completely ignored poor old Moses who, following the logic of your so-called scholars, must have (impossibly) tramped around Sinai trailing generations of Israelites behind him for around 15000 years. Or doesn't it apply to that particular section of the bible either?
Do you know, Theland, when you talk about 'scholars doing it for us' that really worries me - and if you thought about it seriously it ought to worry you too. You sound exactly like Keyplus. Have you really allowed religion to cause you to abandon your own intellect to that degree?
I've missed our banter Theland old chap. I do hope you're not going to disappear again - but I won't hold my breath. :o)