First, the Bible shows us God's character and provides us God's revelation of himself to his people. ... Third, regularly reading God's word reorients our thinking so that we can grow in maturity, which is part of the Christian calling (Ephesians 4:14–16; Romans 12:1–2). Although we popularly consider it a unique book, it is really a small collection of books, each with its own literary genres and subgenres, peculiarities, and writing styles. ... “The Bible is written by inspired men, but it is not God's form of thought and expression. It is the form of humanity.
The Bible is not just one book, but an entire library, with stories, songs, poetry, letters and history, as well as literature that might more obviously qualify as 'religious'. ... The New Testament books were written by Christians in the first century AD.
