I come from a little bit different background then you do. And I really like the diagrams. First thing I thought though, is that its still a lot more complex then the diagram. I would think that some of the authors were actually inspired by Jesus himself. And most of them probably had a lot more thought and insight then what they wrote in the Bible. Because a lot of things they considered common, they didn’t record and it was just assumed that everybody knew those “things”. And so we must take even the Bible with a grain of salt, just as we do everything else.
I think the second picture is much more realistic.

I do read the Bible, but not as often as I should, or not as much as my protestant friends. Maybe its because I don’t read it as much as I should, but I don’t feel that I would flippantly refer to the Bible as God’s Word. It is the Word of God, I love calling it that, because it has meaning for me. Just like I love to call Jesus the Sacrificial Lamb, because it is quite meaningful to me.

Or maybe I don’t like to use those names as often so they don’t become ordinary. Kinda like the Voldermort vs He Who Must not be named… if that makes any sense.

My favorite part of what you wrote is under point #3. You just put words to something I’ve been trying to figure out how to say for like 10 years.

Very well thought out.
And happy birthday.