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A Study Of The Role Of The Old Testament Sabbath In The New Testatment, Chris Roy Downey
A Study Of The Role Of The Old Testament Sabbath In The New Testatment, Chris Roy Downey
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Introduction To The New Testament: Books That Changed The World, Vincent L. Wimbush
Introduction To The New Testament: Books That Changed The World, Vincent L. Wimbush
CGU Faculty Publications and Research
The "New Testament" is the late ancient and modern religious and cultural designation given to the second part of the Christian Bible (in distinction from the "Old Testament," which constitutes the Hebrew Bible). The designation itself (he kaine daitheke, "new covenant," or "new testament") is a religious/theological one, not an historical or literary one descriptive of the character of historical events or literary documents. It is found in a number of passages from the twenty-seven book collection, and in subsequent customary usage first among Christians. The initial reference was not the collection of documents, but to the "new" …