What Do I Mean by the “Bible is a Fractal”?

And What Does That Have to Do with Batman?

Let’s clear something up:
When I say fractal, I don’t mean fraction.
I’m not trying to sound deep.
I’m trying to offer you a T.I.P. – a Truth In Performance .

In math, a fractal is a pattern that repeats itself on multiple scales. Zoom in or zoom out, you’ll keep seeing the same essential shape, just expressed in new forms.
It’s rooted in a seed: a starting equation, and every iteration carries the essence of that original design, even when the details shift.

So what’s this got to do with the Bible?
Everything.

I’ve come to realize the Bible as a fractal seed: a living pattern generator. Its stories are not just historical records or moral fables. They are archetypal structures that replay themselves again and again across time, culture, and personal experience.

Just like Batman.

Think about it.
The story of Batman has a core pattern: A child loses his parents to violence and grows into a symbol of justice, shaped by pain, guided by purpose. Now look at the versions:

Adam West’s Batman.
Michael Keaton’s Batman.
Christian Bale’s Batman.
Robert Pattinson’s Batman.
The Justice Legue cartoon
Batman: Every animated series
Several thousand children on Halloween

Same seed. Different iterations.
Each version reflects the cultural, emotional, and psychological atmosphere of its time.

The Bible works the same way, but at the level of the human soul.

Right now, someone is experiencing a Genesis.
Someone else is living through their personal Job or Exodus.
And someone is quietly reaching Revelation.

The beauty, and the mystery of living fractals is that unlike mathematical ones, they are sensitive to chaos. Tiny differences in choice, trauma, timing, and temperament create Holy deviations that make each iteration unique. There’s no formula to plug in. There’s just the pattern, and your participation.

You don’t have to be a preacher or a prophet to see it.
But you do need eyes to recognize it.
And courage to live it consciously.

The Word isn’t old-fashioned.
It’s just that most people only know how to read it like a timeline.
I’m offering a new lens:
What if it’s not a timeline, but a template?
What if you’re not just reading the Bible…
What if you’re living it?

Now, let me speak plainly: I know some people will run too far with this comparison and transliterate this into me saying that the Bible is just a made-up story or a metaphor at best.
So let me tell you where my mind is with this – we can debate the historicity of the Bible all day long. Archaeology, timelines, translations and shrouds found in caves, but that’s not the Point. The pattern has already been set.

Think of it like this: ever since Stephen King’s It, clowns don’t stand a chance at birthday parties. It doesn’t matter how kind-hearted the clown is, the collective pattern has been shaped into our living reality. Arguing whether the clown was ever real won’t change the fact that clowns are no longer welcome to the party.

Likewise, the Biblical stories have patterned humanity so deeply that even those who say they don’t believe, those who mock it, ignore it, or swear allegiance to Baal, you’re still in it.

The life code is already running. And from where I sit, that code – the living Word within the Bible is infallible. You don’t have to like the script, but you’re still playing your part.

“All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players.”
— Shakespeare, As You Like It

And Scripture is the Script.