| 释义 | the Old Testament noun[ S ]
 uk /ˌəʊld ˈtes.tə.mənt/ us /ˌoʊld ˈtes.tə.mənt/
 the first of the two main parts of the Christian Bible, which records the history of the Jewish people before the birth of Jesus(基督教的)《圣经‧旧约全书》
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 the New TestamentSMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
 The Bible - people, events & places
 Adam
 annunciation
 apocalypse
 apostolic
 Eden
 epistle
 epistolary
 evangelist
 Judgment Day
 Madonna
 psalm
 resurrection
 the ark
 the disciplesphrase
 the last judgment
 the Last Supper
 the Magi
 the Second Coming
 the Ten Commandments
 the Torah
 
 In the Bible the very first story in the Old Testament tells us about the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, whose price is a loss of innocence and the promise of death.
 
 Old Testament | American DictionaryOld Testament
 noun[ U ]
 us/ˈoʊld ˈtes·tə·mənt/
 the holy writings of the Jewish people that form the first part of the Christian Bible
 
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