the New Testament
noun
: the second part of the Christian Bible that describes the life of Jesus Christ and the lessons that he taught
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Robert, an agnostic, was reading a condensed version of the New Testament.
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Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
Authors of the New Testament use gehenna as a metaphor for the final place of punishment for the damned.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The red and gold stole that Pope Leo XIV wore on May 8 features ornate illustrations of the four gospels in the New Testament − Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Morrill said.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Koine Greek—the dialect of the New Testament—was then the lingua franca of the eastern-Mediterranean world, although, of course, familiarity with it ranged from erudite scholarship to learning a few words for the sake of haggling in the marketplace.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Alann B. Steen, Outdoor Life, 10 July 2025
Authors of the New Testament use gehenna as a metaphor for the final place of punishment for the damned.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
The red and gold stole that Pope Leo XIV wore on May 8 features ornate illustrations of the four gospels in the New Testament − Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Morrill said.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Koine Greek—the dialect of the New Testament—was then the lingua franca of the eastern-Mediterranean world, although, of course, familiarity with it ranged from erudite scholarship to learning a few words for the sake of haggling in the marketplace.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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