Actually, I think you've hit on one of the reasons why I've been able to penetrate farther than others. Almost all researchers consider works like the Bible or Greek mythology or Sumerian epics to be literature or religion, and study them on those bases. In stark contrast, I consider them to be history, wrapped in a literary cloth and dipped in religion. The goal is to remove that covering to find the truth of the events. Almost no one has this mindset, which I believe is crucial.
That is to say, to me the Bible is like a history textbook, and jokers have drawn all over it for centuries.
Actually, I think you've hit on one of the reasons why I've been able to penetrate farther than others. Almost all researchers consider works like the Bible or Greek mythology or Sumerian epics to be literature or religion, and study them on those bases. In stark contrast, I consider them to be history, wrapped in a literary cloth and dipped in religion. The goal is to remove that covering to find the truth of the events. Almost no one has this mindset, which I believe is crucial.
That is to say, to me the Bible is like a history textbook, and jokers have drawn all over it for centuries.
I agree wholeheartedly.