IS THE BIBLE A HOAX OR A "MYSTERIOUS" DOCUMENT???

There are many concerned citizens out there including moi-meme who are asking albeit privately: IS THE BIBLE A HOAX OR A WELL CRAFTED "Papa m'a dit que" MYSTERIOUS DOCUMENT? I would like for us to have a frank discussion on this very sensitive religious langua. I come into the topic from a lay man's perspective but a lay man with a couple of interrogations as to the veracity and authenticity of certain contradictory narratives that are easily discernible for those who read the "scripture texts" with an open mind. 

The writers of the various versions of the bible would admit that there were no Printing facilities in the Old or New testaments era. So how can they claim any authoritative veracity to their "Reported Speech" of She said He said. A SAINT by Bible description is an individual who is "Canonized" by the "Catholic church" for being an exceptionally righteous personality in society. Well there was no Catholicism or a Catholic Church nor Christianity B4 Christ so how come the "Apostles or Disciples" are called Saints? Were they canonized by cronysm or using the principle of U scratch my back, I scratch ya own famously made popular during the "administration" of Pah Achidi CPDM Fine Boy Achu?

When you read the various accounts as related by Mathew, Mark, Luk(as), Paul, John, Peter, Judas and all the other Bible authors; we observe a lot of contradictions not only in narrative but in tonality, sequencing and timing. Are we not told that the BIBLE is an infallible document? Some Preachers even push this supposed hoax to ridiculous levels by even talking of "End Times are approaching". When is this famous End Times coming? On the day of your death? Do you all even realize that at some point in time, in Rome, the center of religious controversy (not even Jerusalem) citizens were banned from owning or reading a Bible on their own without a religious authority lurking in the viscinity? Are the pictures being depicted today as Christ, Mary, Satan, God, Disciples, Apostles; Jesus on the cross etc...the real images of those people? Was there a photographer or other artists present who moved around in Jesus's convoy taking or drawing all those pictures? 

Please there is no reason to be angry (at me). Just give your point of view in respectful Debate style. This is in no way an exercise to knock-off your faith in what ever you want to believe in. 

Over to you all.

Tah Mfar Mishe Fon