"No, the Bible is merely a collection of pieces of papers. The stories in the Bible exist independently of the Bible's existence, either as a comprehensive library of books, or as the books themselves."
The Bible didn't exist until it was assembled and codified. It is taken as objective truth by Christians.
"Most of the New Testament consists of eyewitness accounts and moral arguments.
That's hardly an objective existence for the Bible."
I didn't say it WAS objectively true; I said that it is taken as objective truth by Christians.
"It is not, as it were, a Koran, that is believed to be sacred in and of itself, and for which any abuse of same deserves the death penalty.
In short, the Bible is not an idol."
So? That doesn't change the fact that what is written in the Bible is taken as objectively true by believing Christians.
Your statement is false on the face of it.