James brother of Jesus

Aloha all,I have intermittently been laboring though "James the Brother of Jesus" by Robert Eisenman. I am wondering if there are any others here who share my struggle to fully understand this amazingly dense and verbose tome? James ("the Just") is a very interesting figure as a leader of the early Christian Church though his role and teachings were largely overwritten by Roman / Romanized influences. For instance, there is a very interesting discussion on p. 260ff, analyzing one of Paul's attacks on James' directives regarding idol sacrifice, and on James personally--by equating Knowledge (Gnosis) with 'loving God', Paul seems to wash away the relevance of a wide array of strategies for learning about the nature of life and the universe (that is, in his word, 'God', and I think much of what we are attempting to do here). ...and I do think that much of this Pauline perspective is reflected in the conservative popular Christianity we find common today.I am wondering if others here have thoughts on the issue....Peace,Brian