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Perhaps you’d be willing to elaborate with those illustrations in this area of things.

The pyramid view of Scripture - which would be geometry of the Catholic and Judaic belief - values some Scriptures more than others. To the Jew, the Torah is at the top of the pyramid. To the Catholic, the direct quotes of Christ in the Gospels are at the top of the pyramid.

The brane view of Scripture sees it as a whole, each passage bearing on each other passage depending on what one is asking or seeking. It is one "object" of any number of dimensions.

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: - Matt 7:7

Some might prefer the onion metaphor for that view - namely, there is a surface meaning which is easily accessible and ever deepening meanings as the onion is peeled.

However, I prefer the brane metaphor because no matter how deeply one might look, the surface meaning is never discarded.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. - 2 Cor 11:3

To God be the glory, not man, never man.

YEA!

That fits better, for me, too.

Thx.

Oh, vis a vis the request of our FRiend, Sister . . .

2 Corinthians 3:2-4 (King James Version)

2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:

3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (King James Version)

8For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

9And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

10Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

Galatians 1
1Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

2And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

5To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

Ephesians 3:3-5 (King James Version)

3How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

4Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)

5Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;

1 Timothy 1:11-13 (King James Version)

11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

12And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

13Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.