[OneVike]

Nachmanides (13th century Spain), the earliest of the Kabbalists."

I will look into the others but as far as the Kabbalists, Nachmanides is concerned, the top Rabbinic scholars of today dismiss him and Kabbalism (and I mean the traditional Kabbalism, not the crap Madonna is into). It is a type of Gnosticism, only in the Jewish circles. They claim you need special knowledge that only God can give you. If you don't have that special knowledge you cannot interpret the Scriptures properly.

Another words he has been branded a heretic. If the other two are of similar schooling then this discussion is over, because the study of Kabbalism is a study of special knowledge and feelings that first made its way into the teaching of a discredited Rabbi of the 1st century A.D.

[BlueDragon]

Yes, I knew you would jump all over the mention of Nachmanides with both feet. I can't say I necessarily blame you. I think I do understand.

"If the other two are of similar schooling then this discussion is over, because..."

Ok. You haven't even read yet, what it is you are so vigorously denying?

Try reading through the various things Schroeder has to offer. Go so far as to read a few of his books, too. Then decide if he is merely "smoking wacky weed" (is that how you put it?).

I did not see, previous to posting my last reply to you, your additional reply in which you mentioned possibly using your FR homepage as a location for you to publish a rebuttal. That might be a tedious, onerous undertaking, to "do it right". Please, don't feel obligated, unless that is indeed part of your own calling.

Presently, I have been reading textual, and "form" criticisms of the New Testament. I'll content myself with reading, for the most part...