new testament

Definition of new testament in English English dictionary: The second half of the Christian Bible, includes the four Gospels, the Book of Acts, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelation; books of the Christian Bible that contain the story and teachings of Jesus; The New Testament is the part of the Bible that deals with the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and with Christianity in the early Church. the part of the Bible which describes the life of Jesus Christ and what he taught, and the life of the first Christians Gospel, Old Testament Old Testament. Second of the two major divisions of the Christian Bible. Christians see the New Testament as the fulfillment of the promise of the Old Testament. It recounts the life and ministry of Jesus and interprets their meaning for the early church, focusing especially on the new covenant created between God and the followers of Jesus. There are 27 books in the New Testament: four Gospels, or stories of the life and teachings of Christ; the Acts of the Apostles, a historical narrative of the first years of the Christian church; 21 epistles, or letters of advice and instruction to early Christians; and the Book of Revelation, a description of the coming apocalypse. Most were written in the later 1st century AD, though none can be dated precisely. Only two authors are known for certain: St. Paul, credited with 13 epistles; and St. Luke, writer of the third gospel and the Book of Acts. Attributions of other authors range from highly likely (for the other three gospels) to completely unknown (for the Epistle to the Hebrews). These documents circulated among the early churches and were used as preaching and teaching sources. The earliest known list of the current New Testament canon dates from AD 367 in a work by St. Athanasius. A church council of 382 gave final approval to the list; a collection of documents composed within the first two or three generations after Yeshua, comprised of the four Gospels (biographies of Yeshua), a history of the early church, several letters from the apostles addressed to various churches and addressing assorted issues of concern, and the book of John's vision of things to come We believe this new way is the "New Covenant" spoken of by Jeremiah the prophet (Jeremiah 31: 31); That part of the Bible which includes History from Jesus Birth, to the times of the early church The New Testament is the completion of the Old Testament, the good news about the saviour that was promised in the Old Testament From Matthew to Revelation; The New Testament contains the Gospels, the Epistles and the book of Revelation It was written after the death of Jesus covering the events of his life; the books of the Bible describing the events of the life of Christ and later; the part of the Bible unique to the Christian faith; (abbreviated NT) The collection of Christian canonical writings that together with the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible constitute the Christian Bible See Apocrypha See Conclusion; The Christian name for the Christian scriptures, that is, for the revelation about Jesus Christ The term "testament" means something that testifies or witnesses to something; in this case the scriptures attest to God's relationship with the new Israel, those who believe in the Christ The shape and number of books in the New Testament differ among the major Christian denominations (see the online chart); The collection of 27 books which complete the Christian Bible when added to the 39 books of the Old Testament The NT contains the four Gospels, the book of Acts (Early Church), letters to people and churches from Paul and other apostles, and the apocalyptic book, The Revelation; the second section of the Christian Bible dealing with the alleged life and teachings of the Jewish religious leader, dissenter and anti-Roman rebel, Jesus of Nazareth, containing the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Book of Revelations See also Old Testament, Judaism; the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other Epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible; New Testament is the term for the Christian scriptures Testament is the Latin word for will, as in last will and testament; it translates the Greek word diatheke, which means covenant We use the word testament because God’s covenant, like a will, is unilateral The term comes from 1 Corinthians 11: 25, where Paul quotes Jesus as proclaiming a new covenant from God There are no variations in the canon of the New Testament in Christendom The earliest extant list of New Testament books is contained in Bishop St Athanasius’ Easter Letter, which was issued in AD 367; N.T

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Definition of new testament in Turkish English dictionary
yeni Ahit the New Testament: (of the Bible)

new testament

Hyphenation

new tes·ta·ment

Turkish pronunciation

nyu testımınt

Pronunciation

/ˈnyo͞o ˈtestəmənt/ /ˈnjuː ˈtɛstəmənt/

Etymology

[ 'nü, chiefly British ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English nIwe; akin to Old High German niuwi new, Latin novus, Greek neos.

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