New Testament

American  

noun

1. the collection of the books of the Bible that were produced by the early Christian church, comprising the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the Revelation of St. John the Divine.

2. the covenant between God and humans in which the dispensation of grace is revealed through Jesus Christ.

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New Testament British  

noun

1. the collection of writings consisting of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Pauline and other Epistles, and the book of Revelation, composed soon after Christ's death and added to the Jewish writings of the Old Testament to make up the Christian Bible

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New Testament Cultural  

1. The second part of the Christian Bible (see also Bible). Christians believe that it records a “new covenant,” or “new testament,” that fulfills and completes God's “old covenant” with the Hebrews, described in the Old Testament.

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Example Sentences

St. Peter, with the other holy men of the Old and New testament.

From Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Cary, Henry Francis

And, First, I shall prove it by comparing some places of the Old and New testament together, and by some arguments drawn from the scriptures.

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John