Hello JW907. Hope all is well. I will take on points raised in the order you raise them. In some cases I will provide links for the sake of brevity. 1) "Let us examine that the books didn't appear until (at least) hundreds of years after the events they claim to report." Google "age of Bible New Testament books".. and you get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dating_the_Bible . 6 or 7 of the 22 NT (New Testament) books were authored as early as 50 to 56AD, three as late as 110AD, and the rest somewhere in between. Jesus was most likely crucified in 33 AD, so we're speaking of books authored between 17 to 77 years after his death. 2) "There are omissions of basic premises that make no sense. 40 years in a desert for a journey that takes 9 days on foot,.."  Google "Why did the Exodus take 40 years?". Look at https://www.gotquestions.org/wilderness-wandering.html , among others. 3) "Let me first point out that even the Holy See has accepted the big bang theory as it conforms to Genesis."