Old Testament

English Etymology From en enm Olde Testament, calqued from en la Vetus Testāmentum. Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to a retronym, by comparison with the en New Testament. Pronunciation en en-us-Old Testament.ogg Mid-Atlantic US Proper noun Old Testament 1 en Q19786 en religion chiefly Christianity The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy. en Hebrew Bible<id:Q19786><qq:Old Testament sense> Hebrew Scriptures<id:Q19786><qq:Old Testament sense> en Bible<id:Q1845> en New Testament<id:Q18813> en The Old Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin. Usage notes Old Testament is the most common English term used by Christians to refer to the first major part of the Christian Bible. Old means “ancient”, “having great(er) age” here, not “superseded” or “obsolete”. In Biblical scholarship the term en Hebrew Bible is preferred nowadays. The use of this term is considered offensive by some Jews, as Old suggests that the Tanach has been superseded by Christian scriptures. The corresponding adjective is en vetero-testamentary. Derived terms en Old Testamental Translations first half of the Christian Bible Afrikaans: af Ou Testament Albanian: sq Besëlidhja e Vjetër Arabic: ar اَلْعَهْد اَلْقَدِيم m Armenian: hy Հին կտակարան Asturian: ast Vieyu Testamentu m, ast Antiguu Testamentu m Belarusian: be Стары Запавет m Bengali: bn পুরাতন নিয়ম, bn পুরানো ইচ্ছাপত্র, bn ধর্ম্মপুস্তকের আদিভাগ archaic Bikol: Central Bikol: bcl Lumang Tipan Burmese: my ဓမ္မဟောင်းကျမ်း Catalan: ca Antic Testament m Cebuano: ceb Daang Tugon, ceb Daang Saad Chinese: Cantonese: yue 舊約聖經 gau6 joek3 sing3 ging1, yue 舊約全書 gau6 joek3 cyun4 syu1, yue 舊約 gau6 joek3 Mandarin: cmn 舊約聖經 Jiùyuē Shèngjīng, cmn 舊約全書 Jiùyuē Quánshū, cmn 舊約 Jiùyuē Cornish: kw Testament Koth m Czech: cs Starý zákon m Dutch: nl Oude Testament n Esperanto: eo Malnova Testamento Finnish: fi Vanha testamentti French: fr Ancien Testament m Galician: gl Antigo Testamento m Georgian: ka ძველი აღთქმა German: de Altes Testament n Greek: el Παλαιά Διαθήκη f Ancient Greek: grc Παλαιὰ Διαθήκη f Hausa: ha Attaura Hindi: hi पुराना नियम m Hungarian: hu Ószövetség, hu Ótestamentum Icelandic: is Gamla testamentið n Ido: io Anciena Testamento Ilocano: ilo Daan a Tulag Indonesian: id Perjanjian Lama Irish: ga Sean-Tiomna m An Sean-Tiomna Old Irish: sga fetarlicc f Italian: it Antico Testamento m Japanese: ja 旧約聖書 きゅうやくせいしょ, Kyūyaku Seisho Kankanaey: kne Daan Ay Tolag Kapampangan: pam Matuang Tipan Korean: ko ^구약 ^성서(舊約聖書) Latin: la Vetus Testāmentum n Latvian: lv Vecā Derība f Macedonian: mk Стар за́вет m Malay: ms Perjanjian Lama Maltese: mt It-Testment il-Qadim Māori: mi Kawenata Tawhito Marathi: mr जुना करार m Mari: Eastern Mari: mhr Тошто Сугынь Old English: ang eald ġecȳþnes f Persian: fa عهد عتیق 'ahd-e 'atiq Polish: pl Stary Testament m Portuguese: pt Antigo Testamento m, pt Velho Testamento m Romanian: ro Vechiul Testament n (The Old Testament) Russian: ru Ве́тхий Заве́т m Scottish Gaelic: gd Seann Tiomnadh m an Seann Tiomnadh Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ста̑ри за́вет m, sh Ста̑ри за́вјет m Latin: sh Stȃri závet m, sh Stȃri závjet m Shan: shn ၵျၢမ်းၵဝ်ႇ Slovene: sl Stara Zaveza f Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Stary Testament m Spanish: es Antiguo Testamento m, es veterotestamentario m attributive Swahili: sw Agano la Kale Swedish: sv Gamla Testamentet n Tagalog: tl Lumang Tipan Telugu: te పాత నిబంధన Turkish: tr Eski Ahit Ukrainian: uk Старий Завіт m, uk Старий Заповіт m Urdu: ur عَہَد نامَہ قَدِیم m ʻahad nāma qadīm Vietnamese: vi Cựu Ước Volapük: vo Diatek Vönik Welsh: cy Hen Destament m Adjective Old Testament en often humorous Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful. en 2007-12-18 Gail Caldwell A Strong West Wind: A Memoir Random House 9780307430472 Given the Old Testament weather that defines the country, it's little wonder that religious faith became the cornerstone of the land and the people who stayed. I've seen hailstorms and tornadoes roll in over those fields with no more warning than God allowed Job en 2019-10-21 Jana DeLeon Swamp Santa Jana DeLeon 9781940270692 "Walter is a peaceful man, but I have a feeling that when it comes to you, he could get Old Testament." en Alexa Padgett Many Sounds of Silence: A Bad Boy Rockstar Romance Sidecar Press, Inc. "So we hate this girl who has information about the slime ball who took pictures of you. The enemy of our enemy. Totally Old Testament. Got it." See also en Hebrew Scriptures en Tanakh en Final Testament en retronyms en Bible Christianity