Both Uses of "Old Testament" in "Ulysses, by James Joyce"

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Old Testament
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Ulysses, by James Joyce
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And calling himself a Frenchy for the shawls, Joseph Manuo, and talking against the Catholic religion, and he serving mass in Adam and Eve's when he was young with his eyes shut, who wrote the new testament, and the old testament, and hugging and smugging.†
Chpt 12

Old Testament = the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews which is the first half of the Christian Bible
Have you got an old testament?†
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(1) (Old Testament)
the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews (Jews) which is the first half of the Christian Bible

In academic circles, the term Hebrew Bible is commonly used to refer to the Old Testament. Most scholars agree that it was written and compiled between the 12th and the 2nd century BC.
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)