The Books of the Bible. إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنْتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُمْ مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ These are nothing but names which you have devised - you and your father - for which God has sent down no authority whatsoever...... (Qur'an An-Najm (53): 23) The Books of the Bible are divided by the Christians into two main parts. The Old Testament and the New Testament. The Books of the Old Testament are claimed to have been received through the Prophets who were prior to the Prophet Jesus, the Messiah. The Books of the New Testament are believed to have been written through inspiration after Jesus. All the Books of the Old and New Testament together are called "Bible". "Bible" is Greek word which means "Book". Both the Testaments are further sub divided into two parts. The first part of the Old Testament is believed to be authentic by almost all the ancient Christians, while the authenticity of the other parts is