Testaments
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Testaments is a collective term, largely used within Christianity
, to describe both the Old Testament
and the New Testament
, of The Bible. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon
) uses this term to include the Book of Mormon
as another volume of scripture which specifically testifies of Jesus Christ's divinity
.
Judaism
uses only the term Hebrew Bible
(for part of the "Old Testament" alone) because it does not accept the "New Testament" as scripture.
Islam
only relies on the Qur'an
, summed-up to be the Final Testament, including the important burden of the original Old Testament
and New Testament
.
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
, to describe both the Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
and the New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
, of The Bible. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon
Mormon
The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
) uses this term to include the Book of Mormon
Book of Mormon
The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement that adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2600 BC to AD 421. It was first published in March 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr...
as another volume of scripture which specifically testifies of Jesus Christ's divinity
Divinity
Divinity and divine are broadly applied but loosely defined terms, used variously within different faiths and belief systems — and even by different individuals within a given faith — to refer to some transcendent or transcendental power or deity, or its attributes or manifestations in...
.
Judaism
Judaism
Judaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
uses only the term Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible is a term used by biblical scholars outside of Judaism to refer to the Tanakh , a canonical collection of Jewish texts, and the common textual antecedent of the several canonical editions of the Christian Old Testament...
(for part of the "Old Testament" alone) because it does not accept the "New Testament" as scripture.
Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
only relies on the Qur'an
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
, summed-up to be the Final Testament, including the important burden of the original Old Testament
Old Testament
The Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
and New Testament
New Testament
The New Testament is the second major division of the Christian biblical canon, the first such division being the much longer Old Testament....
.