well... I've posted what I have written in the religion section hoping to stir up some conversation there, but haven't gotten a response yet. Concerning interesting reads, I might recommend the Bible Unearthed by Israel Finklestein... he sits at the head of the archelolgy department at the University of Tel Avi. For anyone who wants to get their historical model of Israel as represented in the Old Testament shattered, this book will do it. Bart Erhman is pretty good when it comes to textual criticism. There is so much information out there that completely destroys the Bible as an accurate historical document, it is rather mind blowing , if you want to go looking for it.