the New Testament
noun
: the second part of the Christian Bible that describes the life of Jesus Christ and the lessons that he taught
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The bidding documents also specify that the Bibles include the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Pledge of Allegiance and the Bill of Rights.
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Ken Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem In the New Testament’s Gospel of John, Jesus returns the power of sight to a blind man at the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
It is also found in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist.
—Vicky Yip, Parents, 29 July 2024
The first concerns Simon Magus, or Simon the Sorcerer, a trickster and Gnostic chancer who appears briefly in the New Testament’s Book of Acts.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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Ken Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
Pool of Siloam, Jerusalem In the New Testament’s Gospel of John, Jesus returns the power of sight to a blind man at the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
It is also found in the New Testament as the mother of John the Baptist.
—Vicky Yip, Parents, 29 July 2024
The first concerns Simon Magus, or Simon the Sorcerer, a trickster and Gnostic chancer who appears briefly in the New Testament’s Book of Acts.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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