[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

So? It doesn’t negate the accuracy of what he wrote.

I just thought it was interesting, and a bit intellectually inconsistent, for you to try to use that line - written by a YEC - against a YEC for interpreting the Scripture the exact same way Holding does on this point.

Further, I'd be careful about relying on JP Holding for guidance as to what is a "biblically illiterate/fundie intepretation of the Bible." I've noticed over the years that Holding himself is a bit inconsistent when it comes to biblical interpretation, and that his idea of "biblically illiterate" tends more to do with whether somebody's interpretation disagrees with his personal interpretation, rather than whether it is internally consistent with the text and context of Scripture. In other words, Holding isn't exactly someone I consider credible when weighing somebody else's biblical understandings.

[Matchett-PI]

He’s a literaure expert.

So are these guys:

Bruce Malina and Richard Rohrbaugh are members of The Context Group
http://www.amazon.com/Social-Science-Commentary-Synoptic-Gospels-Malina/dp/0800634918

The Context Group:
http://www.contextgroup.org/