SHINCHEONJI
The end and beginning of the Old Testament
and New Testament
What is the testament?
According the online dictionary, the
definition of the word ‘testament’ is:
Testament
Noun
1. either
of the two major portions of the Bible: the Mosaic or old covenant or
dispensation, or the Christian or new covenant or dispensation.
2. will,
especially one that relates to the disposition of one's personal property.
3.
covenant, especially between God and humans.
When we search
for the origin of the word ‘Testament’, it came from the Middle English word of
‘will’ and ‘covenant’.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English: will, covenant < Latin testāmentum, equivalent to testā ( rī ) to bear witness (see
testate) + -mentum –ment
When we
translate the meaning of Old Testament and New Testament into another word, it means
‘Old covenant’ and ‘new covenant.’
The
covenant is an agreement, usually formal, between two or more persons to do or
not do something specified. Then why Bible is classified with old and new covenant?
We can find the answer in the Bible, in Hebrew 8:7
Hebrew 8:7
For if there had been nothing
wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.
It
means, we need to make a new promised (new covenant = New Testament) because
the first covenant (Old Testament) went wrong. (I will post another article
about Old Testament and New Testament later too.)
The article below explains about the end and beginning of the Old Testament and New Testament. If testament is a covenant, it is important to know how the covenant was made and how did that promise end. I pray this article will help you understand the Bible deeper.
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