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Relationship between OT and NT

Relationship between OT and NT. Testament: Synonym for covenant, agreement or promise A way of describing God’s dealings with humanity. Old Testament. God initiates covenant with Israel Mount Sinai: Agreement mediated through Moses called Mosaic covenant or testament

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Relationship between OT and NT

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  1. Relationship between OT and NT • Testament: Synonym for covenant, agreement or promise • A way of describing God’s dealings with humanity

  2. Old Testament • God initiates covenant with Israel • Mount Sinai: Agreement mediated through Moses called Mosaic covenant or testament • Prophets speak of Israel breaking its covenant with God • Prediction of a new covenant. See Jer 31:31

  3. New Testament • Christians believe that Jesus inaugurated a new covenant with the Last Supper (see Matt 26:27-28. • For Christians Jewish Scriptures dealing with older mosaic covenant came to be known as Old Testament • Greek writings about Jesus as New Testament

  4. Opinions on Relationship • Marcion in second century • Martin Luther • Calvin • Majority opinion among most Christians • Continuity of divine action and continuity of institutions (Christ as prophet, priest, and monarch

  5. Fixing the Canon • First Christian: OT (Hebrew Bible) • Late 2nd cent: Four Gospels, Acts and Letters of Paul • Athanasius: 27 books of the NT • Debate about the inclusion of some writings • Some popular writings fail to gain acceptance

  6. Apocrypha: Deuterocanonical • Reformation Debate • Septuagint: Greek translation of Hebrew Bible used by first Christians includes later Jewish writings • Vulgate: Adopts Septuagint version of the Old Testament • Protestant reformers reject later Jewish writings which were also ultimately rejected by Jews as scripture

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