| 释义 | Old TestamentˌOld ˈTestament noun    the Old Testament the first part of the Christian Bible containing ancient Hebrew writings about the time before the birth of Christ → New TestamentChildren in primary school are often told stories from the Old Testament.In accordance with Old Testament practice, it did so by anointing with oil.It is like some Old Testament parable; these questions were raised five thousand years ago and we still raise them today.Many pages of the New Testament contain quotations or allusions to the Old Testament.Nowhere else does this phrase occur in the Old Testament except in 12.1.Some of these patriarchs grow magnificent beards and moustaches, the whole effect giving them the appearance of an Old Testament prophet.The Old Testament however is not just a clinical analysis of poverty.
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