Do you agree with the claim that a great deal of what we call "the Bible" basically amounts to traditions we have inherited about how to interpret

Do you agree with the claim that a great deal of what we call "the Bible" basically amounts to traditions we have inherited about how to interpret and connect together diverse biblical statements and apply them to today? Why or why not?

Do you agree that reasoning is always involved in our appropriation of the Bible? That our experiences significantly affect the way we read it?