The Bible

The Bible is the holy book of Christianity.
It has two halves the Old Testament and the New Testament.

The Old Testament is the same as the Jewish holy book. It contains 39 different books of stories, poems, laws and history, myths, prophecy and songs. You will find the 10 commandments in the Old Testament.

The New Testament contains 27 books. The first four are called the gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). These are biographies of Jesus. You will find the Sermon on the Mount, and parables like the Good Samaritan, the Sheep and the Goats, etc in the gospels.
The other books are letters to different churches. Most of them are written by St. Paul. These letters give lots of advice to new Christians on how to live and what Christians believe.

Christians believe the Bible is inspired by God and they and put its teachings into practice in their daily lives. Christians will read the Bible to help them when making moral decisions about what is the right thing to do.

Christians will read the Bible regularly at home and at church. The Bible will also be read at weddings, funerals and other important occasions.