Meaning Of The Word Old Testament

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Old Testament
proper noun: The Old Testament is the first part of the Bible. It deals especially with the relationship between God and the Jewish people.

Old Testament in American English
the Holy Scriptures of Judaism, the first of the two general divisions of the Christian Bible
noun: the first of the two main divisions of the Christian Bible, comprising the Law, the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. In the Vulgate translation all but two books of the Apocrypha are included in the Old Testament

Old Testament in British English
abbreviation: Old Testament
noun: the collection of books comprising the sacred Scriptures of the Hebrews and essentially recording the history of the Hebrew people as the chosen people of God; the first part of the Christian Bible

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