I've always found discussions of the origin of the books of the Bible fascinating. However, I've also found that even those who are otherwise quite familiar with Biblical tradition do not know much about the scholarly work that's happened around it in the past century. So, if you're interested in how the Bible was written, and are sick of reading about the election, this Wikipedia article on the "Sayings Gospel" is a great place to start. Follow all the links you can and you'll find yourself journeying with people like Albert Schweitzer and Dominic Crossan and, well, me. Let's take a walk...