Shorter than most people realize, the Bible consists of two parts: 27 short books and letters of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christian]] [[faith]], and 39 books recognized by both Christianity and Judaism, known as the [[Old Testament]].<ref>Christianity adds a few additional books to the Jewish [[Old Testament]].</ref> The New Testament was originally written in [[Greek]] and the Old Testament in [[Hebrew]]; both have been translated into more than two thousand languages. | Shorter than most people realize, the Bible consists of two parts: 27 short books and letters of the [[New Testament]] of the [[Christian]] [[faith]], and 39 books recognized by both Christianity and Judaism, known as the [[Old Testament]].<ref>Christianity adds a few additional books to the Jewish [[Old Testament]].</ref> The New Testament was originally written in [[Greek]] and the Old Testament in [[Hebrew]]; both have been translated into more than two thousand languages. |