Fingerprints - divine or human? Or both?

I have a had a long and ongoing spiritual journey. I've come to recognize the spiritual power of the Bible, but also its humanity. 

It has both human and divine fingerprints.

You know what? So does Biblical interpretation and everything else that happens with the church. That, too, has elements of both divinity and humanity.

Many people tend to think the Bible is one or the other - fully divine or fully human. 

One problem with the fully divine camp is that it can lead to Bibliolatry, i.e., the worship of the Bible. This is a logical conclusion deriving from the claim of literal inerrancy. For if the Bible were perfect, doesn't that make it God?

A second problem with absolute divinity stems from this. For when people in this camp start seeing human fingerprints in the Bible, then they might lose their faith in God. After all, they were told not to expect any human fingerprints whatsoever. So when they appear, the Bible falls and drags down God.

This shouldn't be a surprise.

On the flip side, the fully human camp does not recognize the divinity of the Bible. More than likely, it also fails to recognize the divinity of the Church, or the Spirit at work today. I think this is an understandable, but tragic consequence, as the Spirit is foundational for the fullness of life. 

Yes, I believe in miracles.

One focus of this blog is to explain my rationale for these beliefs.

I hope you come along.