I think "scholar" really loses credibility when he starts referring to himself in the third person.
For years I gave a public talk entitled "Is it time for god to rule the world?" which dealt with 607. In the talk I remember referring to the day for a year thing as a "rule". Looking back, it seems that to use the word "rule" is really assuming a lot. And just because it's mentioned somewhere in the bible, does that mean it applies to everything?