Old Testament Definition
noun
The Holy Scriptures of Judaism, the first of the two general divisions of the Christian Bible.
Webster's New World
The covenant of God with Israel as distinguished in Christianity from the dispensation of Jesus constituting the New Testament.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- the Covenant
- pentateuch
- mosaic law
- Hebrew Scripture
- apocrypha
- Ketubim
- hagiographa
- Neviim
- the Prophets
- the Torah
- the Law
- heptateuch
- hexateuch
- the Five Books
- Jewish Law
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pronoun
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Origin of Old Testament
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A retronym, by comparison with the New Testament.
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