Gnosticism?

I was reminded yesterday of a comment a reviewer made about a Bible without chapters and verses that has spacing breaks to indicate apparent literary structure (called The Books of The Bible). The reviewer said that this concept was a terrible idea because it requires a sort of special gnosis to understand the biblical text. More to the point, they thought it betrayed an inherent lack of trust in Scripture's ability to be understood by anyone who picks it up (for the sake of discussion, leaving out the Spirit's illumination). Put another way, is the publication of this Bible stating that if a person with no exposure to the Bible picks up a New Testament in the format that's been traditional for 500 years, will they be left in the dark because they don't hold the special key of knowledge? Conversely, if they pick up the format without chapters and verses, is that the key that allows them to understand?

I think it's a bit of a silly discussion. I don't think there's any secret knowledge going on anywhere. But if I were pressed to opine about which format is more gnostic, I would definitely go with the versified format. All the new believer materials that take themselves seriously will offer a key on how to read the Bible. "It's one book, but many. When you see 'John 3:16', that means book of John, chapter 3 (the big number in the text), verse 16 (the little numbers that appear every couple of sentences or so)." If a person picks up a New Testament with no knowledge of what it is (that is, no childhood exposure, no catechism, no exposure whatsoever, which does happen) they will be tremendously confused by this weird system of numbers. They need a special key or knowledge to understand. If they pick up a Bible without chapters and verses, they can start reading from the beginning, and at least make a little sense of it. Which format is more gnostic? I'm afraid it's the one that's been popular for the last half millennium.