All 5 Uses of
Old Testament
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- They claim those books to be the work of fearmongers who tagged them on to the Old Testament just to scare people.†
Chpt 4 *Old Testament = the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews which is the first half of the Christian Bible
- Old Testament.†
Chpt 5
- It's the final 'The Verse' in the Old Testament, I'm trying to tell you.†
Chpt 5
- The closing statement of the Old Testament: 'So this will be the end.†
Chpt 5
- In 1823 when the Old Testament appeared with the verse "And Rebekah arose with her camels"—instead of damsels—it was known as the Camel's Bible.†
Chpt 6
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.