--Grafix 07:20, 14 March 2006 (CST)
A religious text of the Kobollian faith.
It contained information regarding the exodus of humanity from the motherworld of Humanity, Kobol, and stories regarding humanity upon that planet.
Adama found it to be useful on his search for the lost Thirteenth Tribe and Earth. It aided the finding of Kobol, as it told of an endless magnetic void and a lone star. ((Lost Planet of the Gods)
Note
The Book of the Word of the Original Series is comparable to the Sacred Scrolls in the Re-imagined Series as it, too, led Laura Roslin to assemble the pieces of the Pythian Prophesy needed to find the direction to Earth in the new series.