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old covenant
noun
- the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- (initial capital letter) the Old Testament.
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Example Sentences
Within an hour, she had connected the passage to the Old Testament books of Psalms and Exodus, delivered a theological primer on the “Old Covenant” vs.
From New York Times
It was in the old Covenant House and it looks like a ship.
From Wall Street Journal
Different Christian traditions take different approaches to Mosaic law, but in general they view it as the “Old Covenant,” superseded by the arrival of Jesus.
From Slate
But the campus plan had suddenly fallen apart, when Trump Entertainment, owners of the Taj Mahal, next door, unexpectedly opted to enforce an old covenant mandating that the Showboat be a casino-hotel, and nothing else.
From The New Yorker
Under the old covenant, one could simply be born into the people of God.
From Salon
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