As I read the overview of the New and Old testaments, it strikes me that more credit is given to the humans that wrote each book rather than God. What I mean is, who wrote a book, their motivation and other sources they relied on, should tell us more about God and that should be the focus of the information rather than about the person. Yet the emphasis seems to be on the human. I love to read about the times,customs etc. of when the Bible was written and the context helps. But ultimately, shouldn't it be about God and why he choose this person and what is he trying to reveal about him self through this particular person?
e.g.The study of which synoptic gospel was written first is an academic study that may be interesting to academics but to the lay person, I am more interested in why God had them placed in the order they are and what that means to me. The structure of any book is God's structure not the individuals.
To see proof of the Bible's truth from other resources is indeed a wonderful thing. However, it was God who insured such resources exist. Why did He and why did he pick the people he did to produce these resources.
What am I missing?
