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Old Testament
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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Old Tes·ta·ment
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the first part of the Christian Bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew Bible. Most of the books were originally written in Hebrew, some in Aramaic, between about 1200 and 100 bc. They comprise the chief texts of the law, history, prophecy, and wisdom literature of the ancient people of Israel.
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On their terms; Testament stays heavy with `The Formation of Damnation'.(ETC.)
Newspaper article from: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 8/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...heavy" of the heavy metal band Testament. A co-founder of the group...Peterson credited the return of the old lineup with renewing some spark...the band - unhappy with its old album label - toured a lot as...None of this is getting old, despite the fact that Testament...
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Make the Old Testament Live: From Curriculum to Classroom.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Hebrew Studies Journal; 1/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; MAKE THE OLD TESTAMENT LIVE: FROM CURRICULUM TO CLASSROOM...integrally Christian agenda is required in Old Testament studies," (p. 26). He stresses...apply their agenda to teaching the Old Testament openly and vigorously. The second...
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PROFESSOR BRUCE METZGER ; New Testament scholar
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Emeritus Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at...a Bible translator and New Testament textual critic. His Text of the New Testament: its transmission, corruption...did succeed in bringing the Old and New Testament within the...
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Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies; 1/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Hearing the Old Testament in the New Testament...mediated through the New Testament, and New Testament texts as they interpreted the Old Testament especially in relation to...relationship between the two Testaments. Stamps renders a service...
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Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...ed.), Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation...Canonical Jewish Texts to New Testament Study" by Richard Bauckham...Literature and Culture to New Testament Study" by Loveday C. A...221), "The Use of the Old Testament by New Testament...
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The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays on the Status Quaestionis
Magazine article from: The Catholic Biblical Quarterly; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...eds.), The Text of the New Testament in Contemporary Research: Essays...Papyrus Manuscripts of the New Testament" (pp. 3-21), sketches...Georgian as indirect witness to the old Armenian text. Part 3 deals...especially in light of the paucity of Old Latin Mss. Sebastian P. Brock...
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Old Testament Ethics for the People of God.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Church and State; 1/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...whether the Old Testament carries...biblical demands of the Old Testament do have authority...ongoing discussion of Old Testament ethics. His emphasis...both in the Old and New Testaments is thought provoking...excellent synopsis of Old Testament ethics in ...
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Old Testament Ethics for the People of God
Magazine article from: Interpretation; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Old Testament Ethics for the People of God by Christopher...synthesis of his rich earlier work in Old Testament ethics, drawing especially...in the theological sub-discipline of Old Testament ethics. [Author Affiliation] WALDEMAR...
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Theologies in the Old Testament. .(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Currents in Theology and Mission; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Theologies in the Old Testament. By Erhard S. Gerstenberger. Translated...focus on the contextuality of the Old Testament witness is where he has the most to...sociocultural embeddedness of the Old Testament witness encourages contemporary...
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Once again--the "center" of the Old Testament.(Old Testament theology )
Magazine article from: Biblical Theology Bulletin; 9/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...for the "middle" of the Old Testament is ongoing, as it were a...or "center") of the New Testament. Rather, one spoke freely...has concentrated on the Old Testament, die Mitre des Alten Testaments, where it became a favorite...
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Old Testament
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Old Testament Christian name for the Hebrew Bible...see New Testament ). The designations "Old" and "New" seem to have been adopted...Babylonian inscriptions and records. The Old Testament represents the confession of the people...
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testament
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...quality: growing attendance figures are a testament to the event's popularity. 3. (in biblical...or dispensation. ∎ ( Testament ) a division of the Bible. See also Old Testament , New Testament . ∎ ...
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Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs...reckoned among the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha...final sayings ( "Testaments" ) of the 12 patriarchs...committed. Many of the Testaments espouse apocalyptic...ed., The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha...
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Testament, Old and New
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Testament, Old and New. See OLD TESTAMENT and NEW TESTAMENT .
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Old Testament in the New Testament
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible
Old Testament in the New Testament It was fundamental to the first Christians, being Jews, that their belief in the Messiahship of...The epistle to the Hebrews is one long exposition of the superiority of the new covenant to the old.
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