I think a more important point has been missed when considering any question of the 'Bible'. This collection, as this descriptive noun suggests, was chosen from a greater body of material as 'canonical' for the most part by the early roman tradition, in support of and reflecting the conception of faith and understanding of the time.
That leaves out the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Two very considerable bodies of material. Also the discoveries made only late in the last century, the Nag Hammadi Library and Dead Sea Scrolls suggest that even taken together, the scriptural record may not be complete? Is there more still to be discovered that might answer once and for all time the 'God' question? For it should be remembered that this C vs E forum exists because God has yet to confirm any 'Christian' [or other] tradition to the complete satisfaction of a great many people, not to mention other theistic traditions and many believers, like myself.
Thus how can any teaching or assumptions derived from this collection we call the Bible be secure, when one can't even be certain if the record is complete? And if the record is incomplete, so to is our understanding of God! And history would suggest that is indeed the case?
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