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New Testament
noun
- the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine.
- the covenant between God and humans in which the dispensation of grace is revealed through Jesus Christ.
New Testament
noun
- the collection of writings consisting of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Pauline and other Epistles, and the book of Revelation, composed soon after Christ's death and added to the Jewish writings of the Old Testament to make up the Christian Bible
Example Sentences
They crafted a complicated and convoluted analysis of Daniel, Ezekiel and Revelation, overlaid with some of Jesus’s and Paul’s New Testament statements, that reveals a hidden “plan of the ages.”
They apparently skipped over some key sections, such as the New Testament.
In the two letters attributed to Peter in the New Testament the author is said to be writing “from Babylon.”
The advocates of slavery used the New Testament, and Shalev says this “was in itself innovative and forward-looking.”
Slavery was not the only reason the New Testament gained popularity in the 19th century.
But our common New Testament heritage calls upon us to be peacemakers and strivers for justice.
In the New Testament a few examples appear in which his utterances are given a quasi-judicial tone.
And not less, than under a former dispensation, is the exercise represented as an act of obedience in New Testament times.
The New Testament, considered as a moral and spiritual guide for mankind, is unsatisfactory.
Mixed with much that is questionable or erroneous, the New Testament contains some truth and beauty.
The New Testament tells of people being possessed by devils; it tells of one at least being tempted by a personal devil.
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