The Only Use of
Old Testament
in
Listening for Lions
- The words were terrible, worse than any threat of doom in the Old Testament.†
Book 1Old Testament = the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews which is the first half of the Christian Bible
Definition:
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.