Btw, what do you think of 607/6 as a starting point? I guess you've been asked the question thousands of times, but I have not read your answer yet.
I don't have a problem with the date. The nabonidus tablet is the only "proof" of 587, but the eqyptians were known to alter their history. And when we consider that the Muslim have been destroying the history of Israel, who knows what evidence for 607 may have been lost.RR