Christianity also shares some of the same holy books.
If you mean the Bible it was originally written in Hebrew then translated in to many language's. Other religions have other holy books that were written in other languages. For example, the Koran was originally written in Arabic.
It is written in (and identical with) the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible).
The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) is in Hebrew (almost all of the chapters. A few chapters are in Aramaic).
World's Religions by Huston Smith is not extensive, but it is well done.
The Hebrew holy books are collectively called Tanakh (×ª× ×´×š)
If you are talking about the Hebrew Bible, it represents the Jewish people (although other religions such as Christianity also consider it to be holy).
because that's the language it was originally written in. (Only Christians choose to read the Bible in translation. Jews prefer the original Hebrew.)
There are several - different religions have different holy books.
The Christian book is called the Bible. The Islamic book is called the Quran. The Jewish book is called the Tanakh. The Daoist book is called the Dao de Jing. The Confucian book is called the Analects.
Almost all major religions have holy books and holy languages.
The Christian Bible is the most sold book in the world.
The Bible is the holy book for Jews (Old Testament) and Christians (New Testament) and the Koran is the holy book for Muslims.