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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New Testament

Mocked by some as the “Darth Vader” façade for its bizarrely helmeted Roman soldiers, the Passion façade embodies the New Testament story of betrayal, suffering and transcendence in angular, expressionistic figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

In a prerecorded video, President Donald Trump read from the New Testament book of 2 Corinthians.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

She owned a copy of Tyndale’s New Testament and backed appointees to the court who supported the idea of a vernacular Bible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

The church, founded in Ireland by a Scottish evangelist in 1897, is built around ministers - known as workers - spreading New Testament teachings through word-of-mouth.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

He liked the smell of the New Testament under his cheek, the leather and ink and paper and glue, whatever the chemicals were.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien