I've seen lots of hardbound bibles.

Unless you're selling them, they aren't a set (see the background).

No, it's perfect. If he ever gets cornered into something like that, with cameras and skeptics of his regenerative prowess, all he has to do is give it his most flashy try, and then say it didn't work because the observers didn't have enough faith, and his flock will buy it.

He's not selling to you or me -- he's selling to those religious people who are so desperate to see things like what's described in their holy book -- who are so desperate for acceptable proof that their god exists, and has an active relationship with his believers just like in the bible-- that they will voluntarily turn off all their critical thinking and fork over money, no questions asked, for the experience of being told what they want to hear.

If some morning I woke up to discover that I'd become a completely immoral asshole, I'd go into the ministry. It's about the only career left that's both open to the common person and where there's always a job opening that promises some profit.

And you don't even have to believe that bullshit, you just have to be real good at selling it!

"Wait, don't you want the cure for cancer? How about infinite clean energy? You want your finger back. Really? Huh. I guess I have nobody to blame this one on but Myself, Praise Me."

Wait until he hears you're not a member of his tribe or their allies. Then the real christianity makes an appearance.