Star Trek and Sacred Text
Written over many years by many different authors, one would think that the Bible would have ended up more like this:
Roddenberry is quoted as saying he didn’t like the movies, and “didn’t much consider them canon.” Unfortunately, there exists no definitive list of which movies in particular Roddenberry disliked, or what elements in them he didn’t consider canon. For example, the reference book Star Trek Chronology states that Roddenberry considered elements of Star Trek V and Star Trek VI to be apocryphal, but it does not specify which particular elements in the movies Roddenberry objected to.
The fact that the Bible is as cohesive and consistent as it is is extraordinary. Think of how many inconsistencies and discrepancies are present in science fiction series written by lone authors, let alone ones that have spanned decades and have been the work of dozens of writers.
The Bible was written in multiple languages by an even greater number of authors. From Genesis to Revelation, its composition spanned roughly a millennium and a half. Regardless of your personal views on the matter, literarily speaking, that it is recognized by millions worldwide as a single literary unit is hard to describe as anything short of miraculous — odds-defying at the very least.
