I think too many people look at the Bible as a means to feign intellectual prowess, to show off some LITTLE linguistic factoid they heard or read about on the internet, to demonstrate how smart they are. 

Vanity drives a lot of this behavior.

The Bible is about a love affair.  God's love affair with us. 

There's an element to it that may require serious study, the application of knowledge of ancient languages and so forth.

But for most of us, we have to be honest...we're not going to be true scholars of the Bible...real scholars, no, REAL scholars who can do independent research & - crucially - useful synthesis.

For the rest of us, the Bible should help us more in the spiritual and interior realm of our life with God.

It should help us to know God, Jesus Christ, & His love for us.
It should help us pray better, more sincerely, like a child.
It should help us love like Jesus.
It should help us make resolutions to be a better husband or wife, parent.
It should help us work better.