The first book of The Bible to be written in much the same format as we have today, is believed to be Deuteronomy, which was compiled around 622 BCE - during the reign of King Josiah - by an anonymous author, now known as the Deuteronomist.
The Torah is the first section of the Tanach (Jewish Bible) and is the earliest text.
The Holy Bible is the sacred text for Christians.
The first five books of the "Bible", in their entirety, are a translation of the plain text of the Torah, in its entirety.
there is no bible :P
No extant copy of the original text of any portion of the Bible remains. Just later transcribed copies.
John 3:16 is considered as the golden text of the Bible.
Bible or Holy Bible
The word text does not change its meaning just because it's in the Bible instead of another book. Text means the written words.
If you are referring to the Hebrew Bible, the text is not made from translations. Hebrew is the original language of the Bible. Translations of the Hebrew Bible are made by many people in many different ways.
John Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible was first published in 1778. It included notes and commentary to help readers better understand the text of the Bible.
the Bible
That text is from Plato. It's not in the Bible.