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The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, the books) is a set of texts sacred in Judaism and Christianity. It is a set of scriptures written at completely different instances by totally different authors in numerous areas. Jews and Christians consider the books of the Bible to be a product of divine inspiration or an authoritative record of the connection between God and people.

The Christian Old Testament overlaps with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek Septuagint; the Hebrew Bible is known in Judaism as the Tanakh. The New Testament is a group of writings by early Christians, believed to be principally Jewish disciples of Christ, written in first-century Koine Greek. These early Christian Greek writings include narratives, letters, and apocalyptic writings. Among Christian denominations there is some disagreement in regards to the contents of the canon, primarily in the Apocrypha, an inventory of works that are regarded with varying ranges of respect.

Attitudes towards the Bible additionally differ amongst Christian teams. Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Eastern Orthodox Christians stress the concord and importance of the Bible and sacred custom, whereas Protestant churches give attention to the thought of sola scriptura, or scripture alone. This concept arose during the Protestant Reformation, and tons of denominations right now proceed to support the utilization of the Bible as the only source of Christian teaching.

With estimated whole sales of over 5 billion copies, the Bible is broadly thought of to be the best-selling e-book of all time. It has estimated annual gross sales of 100 million copies, and has been a serious influence on literature and historical past, especially within the West where the Gutenberg Bible was the first mass-printed guide. It was the first book ever printed using movable sort.