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"Suffice it to say that no matter how much you try you will never make a quilt look like something made out of one piece. It will always be something stitched together."

And with that, dear brother, you have hit on what makes the Body of Scripture so miraculous.

That a document of so many parts, from so many authors shows the guidance of a single Divine Hand in its construction. That it should tell a story so simple on the literal level that a child can understand it, yet contain so many levels of meaning, up to and including hyperdimensional formulae and the source of mystical inspiration.

No other effort of combined writing could have been so successful and compelling, nor told a story that withstands the test of time, heresy, apostasy and simple human error.

No matter how it may be patched together, or how many people try to pick out inaccuracies in subtle translation, the story of Divine Love for mankind and the ultimate sacrifice to achieve redemption shines through.

I know it kind of bugs you that so many people can derive this inspiration from something you view as cobbled together and defective, but you are viewing it through the eyes of an adult.

In your attempt to deny the truth of the story, you have provided a living example of the truth of Christ's words in Matthew 18:3 Unless you change in heart and become as little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven."

There's plenty of room for you here on the playground, brother.

Well and truly said, dear brother in Christ!

That a document of so many parts, from so many authors shows the guidance of a single Divine Hand in its construction. That it should tell a story so simple on the literal level that a child can understand it, yet contain so many levels of meaning, up to and including hyperdimensional formulae and the source of mystical inspiration.

No other effort of combined writing could have been so successful and compelling, nor told a story that withstands the test of time, heresy, apostasy and simple human error.

No matter how it may be patched together, or how many people try to pick out inaccuracies in subtle translation, the story of Divine Love for mankind and the ultimate sacrifice to achieve redemption shines through.

AMEN!

As my husband reminds me, Christianity is the only faith that actually brings with it true contentment and peace of mind because Christ accomplished for us what we cannot do for ourselves.

If this is made known to us by a "quilt," then it is a quilt whose compilation is a unified whole, capable of covering all of Christ's flock and bringing them to a saving faith.

That a document of so many parts, from so many authors shows the guidance of a single Divine Hand in its construction. That it should tell a story so simple on the literal level that a child can understand it, yet contain so many levels of meaning, up to and including hyperdimensional formulae and the source of mystical inspiration.

Plus no part of it contradicts any other part. The Holy Scriptures are amazingly correlated, wholly congruent, and mutually reinforcing.

This is not accidental. Though there were many "pens," all were used by "a single Divine Hand."

Thank you ever so much, dear brother in Christ, for your wonderful insights!

AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!

Shibumi, I said I will not get drawn into this polemical issue about the Bible, so this is my last reference to it, and no amount of baiting will change my mind at this time simply because it is a vast and complex topic and I don't have the time for it.

And with that, dear brother, you have hit on what makes the Body of Scripture so miraculous. That a document of so many parts, from so many authors shows the guidance of a single Divine Hand in its construction

I suggest you read the works of mostly Protestant ministers from the late 17th century until the late 19th century, who are mostly repsonsible for the Bible versions you read today.

Begin with John Mill, a Protestant minister at Queens College, in England, and work your way through Richard Bentley, Richard Simon, Johann Bengel, Johann Wettstein, Karl Lachmann, Löbegott von Tischendorff, Brooke Westcot and Fenton Hort to find out more about man-made "harmonizing" of the scriptures.