You sound more like a rational eclectic everyday, ml. Keep exercising that mind; you never know what mysteries it may unveil!
I cannot recommend any other study Bible since I have only used a few others and found them to be unsuitable
The Spring 2006 lecture featured Dr. Bart D. Ehrman, chair of the Department of Religious Studies and James A. Gray Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The program was held on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in Wilson Gymnasium on the Barton College campus. A book signing and wine reception began at 6 pm, followed by dinner and the program at 7:00 pm. Some 225 guests attended the event.
A historian and scholar of the New Testament and early Christian writings, Dr. Ehrman is the author of 16 books, including the recent Truth and Fiction in the Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know About Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Constantine, which is an assessment of the historical accuracy of the claims made by author Dan Brown in his novel The Da Vinci Code. Dr. Ehrman has also authored A Brief Introduction to the New Testament, as well as his latest, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why.
A number of his books have been chosen as History Book of the Month Club Selections, including his recent book Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew and its companion, Lost Scriptures: Books That Did Not Make It Into the New Testament, among others. Dr. Ehrman has also authored numerous articles, book reviews, and papers and served on numerous editorial boards. In addition, he has appeared on several radio and television programs including Soundings on National Public Radio, Mysteries of the Bible on A & E Network as well as programs on CNN and the History Channel.
Dr. Ehrman earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College in Illinois and both a Master of Divinity degree and Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. In addition to teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses at UNC-Chapel Hill, he has also taught at Princeton Theological Seminary, Rutgers University, and Duke University. Dr. Ehrman has also given lectures at numerous universities and seminaries and to various groups as well.http://library2.barton.edu/libraryinformation/friends.asp