This is why(perhaps in another thread) I said explicitly that I don't want to debate RELIGIONs. If you want to debate a text, taken in its entirety, ok. If you want to debate it taking only the first five books, Ok. If you want to debate it taking anything in between, ok. This debate started at the mention of an over reaching theme to the bible, hence why I pursued the line of argument regarding the over-reaching text of the ENTIRE Bible, not just the OT.-Your entire discussion is right on. It is a shame that religions are run by small people generally, with constant bickering and infighting and sniping, and the teachings in their texts are glorious!