How to Use New Testament in a Sentence

New Testament

noun
  • For the first time ever, the entire New Testament of the Bible will be spoken aloud word for word, by memory, on stage.
    Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2022
  • And this book is much more Old Testament than New Testament.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The story arc of the littlest stars' journey travels from dark to light, mirroring the Bible's New Testament story of Jesus' birth that offered new life to a world struggling in despair.
    The Indianapolis Star, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Those who criticize the shroud’s legitimacy point to 1 Corinthians, one of the many New Testament books the apostle Paul is credited with writing.
    Mike Fillon, Popular Mechanics, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But thanks to the scarcity of parchment a couple of hundred years later in the region, that parchment was reused, mostly erasing the original translation of the Biblical New Testament.
    Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023
  • An examination of how New Testament prophecies shape the world today.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Advocates of the religious right argue — with some justification — that, in fact, Christianity has been concerned with sexuality since New Testament times.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022

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