Maybe my belief is not popular, but for ME the Bible is not just a book of general life guidance and a book of history to show us how the Christian religion came about. The Bible is the revelation of the plan of God for us.
Yes, the Christ, God revealed in flesh, is the Word of God and the Bible is about the Word of God, from the beginning to the end :
Gen. 1.3 And God said…
Gen. 3.15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. (Col. 2:15)
Deut. 6.4... 6.6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 6.7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children…
Dan. 2.44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. (Lu. 1:33)
Lu. 24.25 … 24.27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
2Pet. 1.16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty… 1.19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 1.20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 1.21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Rev. 1.1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him… and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: 1.2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
Rev. 22.18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 22.19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. 22.20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. 22.21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
When a president signs a paper, this paper is not just a written sheet of paper : it is the word of Mr. the President, and even more : the word of a country, believing in it or not, agreeing with it or not.
How could we know what we know?…..
So the Scriptures, the Bible, give us the what (we need to know) about the who (is God) : Christ, the Word of God.