the Old Testament
noun
: the first part of the Christian Bible that tells about the Jews, their history, and God's words to them in the time before Jesus Christ was born
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It’s driven by a bizarre lyrical metaphor that only Lady Gaga could come up with: what if the Old Testament God’s destruction of the Tower of Babel created modern celebrity gossip culture??
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1512: The more than 5,000 square feet of biblical scenes from the Old Testament of the Bible that Michelangelo had spent four years creating was first opened to public viewing.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Anderson focuses on the religion and literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, with special interest in the reception of the Bible in Judaism and Christianity.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Darrow commenced a series of hypotheticals, first querying Bryan about the story of Jonah, who is swallowed by a big fish, in the Old Testament.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
On this day in 1512: The more than 5,000 square feet of biblical scenes from the Old Testament of the Bible that Michelangelo had spent four years creating was first opened to public viewing.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
Anderson focuses on the religion and literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, with special interest in the reception of the Bible in Judaism and Christianity.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Darrow commenced a series of hypotheticals, first querying Bryan about the story of Jonah, who is swallowed by a big fish, in the Old Testament.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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