The Bible - Christian Holy Scriptures and Traditions 1- The Bible: The 'Bible' ('books') is the most sacred book, the 'Word of God', for the Christians... the whole Bible has been translated into 275 languages, and substantial parts into 1,720. It contains two main parts: The Old and the New Testament; both are the 'Testaments' left by God for you and me, and we should read them with as much care and love as we would read the Testament of our father, or the one of the rich uncle who left a fortune for us... God, our Father, left us an immense fortune in his Testaments.