TESTAMENT, OLD See BIBLE, SCRIPTURE. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Testament, Old I. NAME The word “testament”, Hebrew berîth, Greek diatheke, primarily signifies the covenant which God entered into first with Abraham, then with the people of Israel. The Prophets had knowledge of a new covenant to which the one concluded on Mount Sinai should give away. … Continue reading “Testament, Old”
Testament of Isaac
Testament of Isaac See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, IV., 3. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Testament, New, Text and Manuscripts of the
Testament, New, Text and Manuscripts of the See TEXT AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Testament, New, Canon of the
Testament, New, Canon of the See CANON OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Testament, New
TESTAMENT, NEW The religious institution of Jesus Christ, says Mr. Campbell, is frequently denominated and almost always rendered the New Testament: yet the word by itself, is generally translated covenant. It is the Greek word, whereby the Seventy have uniformly translated the Hebrew word Berith, which our translators have invariably translated covenant. That the Hebrew … Continue reading “Testament, New”
Testament
TESTAMENT In Scripture, usually signifies covenant, and not a man’s last will, Mat 26:28 . Both meanings are blended, however, in Heb 9:16-17 . Paul speaks of the New Testament, or covenant, in the blood of the Redeemer; and calls the law the old covenant, and the gospel the new covenant, 1Co 1:1-16 :24 11:25 … Continue reading “Testament”
Test-Oath, Missouri
Test-Oath, Missouri In January, 1865, there assembled in St. Louis, Missouri, a “Constitutional Convention” composed of individuals, most of whom were unknown outside of the localities in which they claimed to reside. They had been chosen by a fraction of the voters, as people of voting age were generally in either the Confederate or Federal … Continue reading “Test-Oath, Missouri”
TEST, FRUIT
TEST, FRUIT Mat 3:8; Mat 7:16; Mat 7:20; Luk 13:7; Joh 15:8; Phi 4:17 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible
Test Acts
Test Acts also called CORPORATION ACTS, the popular name given to two English statutes imposing certain oaths on the holders of public offices. Acts 13 Charles II, c. 2, directs that all magistrates shall take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, as well as an oath renouncing the doctrine that it is lawful to take … Continue reading “Test Acts”
TEST ACT
TEST ACT Is the statute 25 Car. II. cap. 2, which directs all officers, civil and military, to take the oaths, and make the declaration against transubstantiation, in the Court of King’s Bench or chancery, the next term, or at the next quarter sessions, or (by subsequent statutes) within six months after their admission; and … Continue reading “TEST ACT”