The term Bible comes from the greek word biblia which means “little books”. In fact the Bible is a collection of books written over a period of 1,000 years, by many different authors from different socio-political backgrounds. It can therefore be seen as an anthology of writings.
The Bible was written in three languages: Old Hebrew, some small parts in Aramaic, and Greek. The Bible is composed of two main parts: A first part written before Jesus-Christ (or BCE = Before the Common Era), and a second part written after Jesus-Christ (or CE = Common Era). In Christianity the first part is referred to as the Old Testament and the second part as The New Testament.