The Bible is not simply one book. It is an entire library of books covering the whole range of literature. It includes history, poetry, biography, drama, prophecy, philosophy, science and inspirational reading. Little wonder that it has been translated into more than 1200 languages and every year more copies of the Bible are sold than any other single book.
Its content was written by many different authors, each inspired by God, and covers more than 4000 years of history. It spans the creation of the world through the history of the Jewish nation to the birth and life of our Lord Jesus Christ and the early years of the Christian church
It is a complete work. It does not depend on any other book and does not need any additions or changes. It says of itself that it is completely and totally inspired of God (2 Tim 3, 16) and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. As it spans such a huge amount of time many of the prophecies made early in Bible can be seen to be fulfilled later on
The Bible is divided into two parts: The Old Testament which deals with the history of the Jews and looks forward to the coming of our Lord, and the New Testament which records his birth, life , death and resurrection and the life of the early church.
Each of these testaments are subdivided into Books usually named either after the author, or the subject which they address. There are 39 books in the Old testament and 27 books in the New.