Hey ET - what do you make of this? Isn't Craig Lyons' material the stuff you've been quoting here on FR?
Sometimes it does indeed pay to read other material than just the NT and just church approved material.
Oh, I also get the newsletters from Bet Emet, and think that a lot of people could learn a great deal from his site. If they are not afraid of the truth, that is.
His site raises questions and offers answers. He has quite a scholastic record, but you probably didn't look that far.