Where did the Bible Come From?

Father Jim Tucker again:

Growing up in the Bible Belt, I often wanted to pull my hair out when someone would ask me (for the umpteenth time), "Is your church Bible-based?" How could my Church be "Bible-based" if she was born before the New Testament was finished and lived for centuries before the first Bible was put together? The Bible doesn't give us the Church: the Church gives us the Bible.

The Pontificator is exploring this question today.