Old testament
Old testament noun - The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible.
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Scripture
Scripture noun - A book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God.
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Old testament and scripture are semantically related in covenant topic. You can use "Old testament" instead a noun "Scripture", if it concerns topics such as bible.
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- will and old testament
- will and scripture
- authority and old testament
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- bequest and old testament
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- text and old testament
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- new testament and old testament
- new testament and scripture
- bible and old testament
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The Jewish religion takes as holy scripture the Tanakh (very generally, the parts of the Christian Bible that Christians call the "Old Testament"; most famous and notable are the first five books, the Torah), plus several thousand years of commentary and Rabbinical interpretation.
Source: Useful Notes / Judaism
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