Indeed. There are some papers on that point (e.g. Adair and Gathercole).

Relevant to what?

The whole purpose of historians is to ascertain true facts of history (and dispel misinformation and false beliefs thereof). It makes no sense to say that doing that is then “irrelevant.”

Perhaps you mean, we should also address more globally important issues. Well, we do. This is not the only article on my website. Maybe you should explore some other articles here (like this or this or this), if small questions of history disinterest you.

“my chapter four on pertinent background knowledge”

Davis has never even gotten to chapter 5 so far as I know; but yes, he has acted, especially in social media engagement, as if chapter 4 was arguing for mythicism. He reveals this in his second video, when he thinks I use Wisdom of Solomon to argue for “a cosmic messiah,” e.g. see my discussion and in comments.

And yes, Davis denies this. But he keeps saying things that reveal it. I think his denials are post hoc face-saving and not honest narratives of what he was thinking when he produced these three videos (which I think he produced all at once and dropped piecemeal, to his doom, rather than revising them after criticism already revealed the mistakes he was making).

Got it. I appreciate the followup.

That’s a good idea. I do think it’s less probable in light of the received wording: “If you will walk in obedience to me and keep my requirements, then you will govern my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you a place among these standing here” meaning the heavenly court. It isn’t saying he will rule Israel’s courts, for example, but run God’s house and courts. He will be given some sort of supernatural status. But what exactly that meant can be argued. So I will put that in my next edition rewording, to include both meanings. Since it is only the esoteric meaning that would be relevant to my Element.