D.D.,

What we have as the Bible is a tiny fraction of what has been written through time about the experiences of people with God. How the current Canon was compiled is a long and twisted story where the parts I find most amazing are the harmony and consistency that we find between the different sections of what we today call the Bible.

In contrast, the writings of Ellen White are modern, dating from the mid-1800s to her death in 1915, and have been preserved by the SDA Church because of the prophetic gift that was evident in her and the role that gift played in the early history of the church. The E.G. White Estate was established to serve as the custodians and curators of her writings.