Jacques Ellul on Hearing the Voices of the Biblical Authors

'Each book of Scripture has its own particular sense, emphasis and perspective. Each reflects one aspect of God's total revelation. Each imparts a unique and singular truth. Yet they cannot be rigorously separated from one another. On the other hand, they are not to be confused with one another...Naturally everything is in everything. But it seems to me that the idea of finding everything in every text serves no useful purpose' (Politics of God and Politics of Man, 12).