you of all people should know Hugh Nibley is not part of the General Authorities!
That's why I posted Bushman who writes from a secular point of view it eliminates thoes folks who thrive on fault finding!
So out goes Hugh Nibley. He is not credible.
Okay, have it your way. I will mark this post to bring up at a later date....Nothing Hugh Nibley says is valid. I've got it, and I will not soon forget.