The Bible

The Bible is the greatest monument of the world civilization, the sacred text of Christianity and Judaism, which has become the main foundation of all European culture, art, philosophy and morality.This is not just a single work, but a huge library, created by dozens of authors over almost a thousand and a half years, containing the whole range of human experience and spiritual search. The book is traditionally divided into two key parts: the Old Testament** and the New Testament**. The Old Testament, common to Jews and Christians, develops a great plot from the creation of the world and the first people to the dramatic history of the Jewish people, its outcome from Egyptian slavery, wars, bonds with God and prophecies. The New Testament is a exclusively Christian part, concentrated around the earth's life, miracles, the cross sacrifice and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The four Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Messages of the Apostles and the mystical Revelation of John the Apostle (Apocalypse) set new ethical guidelines for mankind, proclaiming the headquarters of love, mercy and hope for the salvation of the soul. The Bible is impressed by an incredible genre diversity: there are strict historical chronicles and high poetry ("The Song of Songs"), wise complaints ("The Book of the Ecclesiastic") and profound legal laws. No matter what religious views, this text is an absolute cultural code — without the knowledge of its stories, images and winged expressions it is impossible to truly understand classical painting, literature and music. It is the eternal Book of Books, which continues to be the main bestseller in the history of mankind and to answer the most hidden questions about good, evil and the meaning of being. ** About what the book in three words:** Faith, Salvation, Wisdom. To everyone without exception for the expansion of the cultural horizon, to the believers for the spiritual strengthening, as well as to the lovers of large-scale historical, philosophical and poetic texts that formed the appearance of the modern world.