On "Scripture"

"Scripture" is a construct, a box which we manufacture in which to carry God around, not unlike the ark of the covenant. Its handlers similarly use it to perform miracles of various kinds, from changing human hearts to changing water, bread and wine into "salvation". But we have no instructions to build such Scripture like we have for the ark.

In a way the construction of such a box for God is a reactionary response to his perceived departure in the form in which he had been known. This is true even of the ark where God dwelt, whom the author of Hebrews said cannot be contained in houses made with human hands, nor even by the universe which God himself has made, as Solomon observed, who proceeded to build him a house anyway.

The presence of God prior to these events, however, in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, was what led the people forth. It was not the other way around, picking up "God" and taking him here and taking him there. And in the mornings it was God who did the saving, with heavenly manna. And it was at length to be God who did the writing of Scripture, inscribing with his very fingers his Law on tablets which he gave to Moses.

All these stories are in what we call "Scripture", but who is doing the writing?