I admit the records of fulfilled prophecy are contained in Scripture, but that does not prove that the Scripture itself is divinely inspired but only a history book, although an accurate one. I need external proof to convince me that what has been written is from God himself, this proof Hatholics get from the Church.
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Correct, FWIW. It is the unfulfilled, the recently fulfilled, and that which has been actively fulfilled all the way along that makes it much more than "a history book, although an accurate one". That is what proves it to be divinely inspired.
The Prophecy stands as proof to all generations that God is in fact, God. It wouldn't be proof if it were all historical, would it? Is it your contention that the Prophecy is done, and over with?
As each of the books contain the Prophecy, they declare themselves to be divinely inspired, and a part of the whole of Scripture.
The Bible stands alone. It needs no witness.