Bible
The Bible is the holy book of Christianity and Judaism. It is considered to be the word of God by all Christians and Jews. Sometimes different churches disagree over exactly what the Bible means. There are many names for the Bible; some call it Holy Scripture, Holy Writ or the Good Book. The Bible was written long ago in Hebrew and Greek.In fact the Bible is many books of different kinds collected together. The first part is called the Old Testament or Tanakh. This tells the story of the Jews and how God made them into his chosen people. This part of the Bible is considered to be holy by Jews as well as Christians.
There are a few parts of the Old Testament that Christians disagree about. These parts are called Apocrypha.
The second part is called the New Testament. The main part of this book is the story of Jesus Christ's life. There are four different stories of Jesus, called Gospels. The New Testament also contains letters by early Christian leaders, especially Saint Paul.
The Bible contain different kinds of books. Some are history, telling the stories of the Jews, or Jesus. Some are collections of wise sayings. Some are God's commands to his people, which he expects them to obey. Some are songs of praise to God. Some are books of prophecy, messages from God which he gave through chosen people.
The Bible has been put into over 2000 languages. Besides printed books, the Bible can be found on the World Wide Web and on Compact disc.
Characters from the Bible