I’ve been thinking some about the format of the Bible. That is, the idea of the Bible as a book.
Obviously it wasn’t originally a book. It was a group of books (scrolls actually).
The Jews didn’t have their scriptures in a book. Or I guess their “Good Book” was the Torah; other writings were grouped into separate scrolls.
We talk about “Scripture,” viewing the writings as a singular work. One book. The Bible talks about scriptures, the holy writings, a group of books.
Doesn’t it seem like that affects how we view the contents?