From your #237...
"...I find ancient wisdom to be particularly illuminating considering what was knowable to them and that they were not subject to the "noise" of the modern world"
Well herein is a marvelous thing,for I've actually thought that exact same thing for a long time now,ie:I've actually grasped something that A-G knows!God trully is no respecter of persons!
Grace and peace to you dear sister.
May God bless you always and in every way.