the New Testament
noun
: the second part of the Christian Bible that describes the life of Jesus Christ and the lessons that he taught
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Both were loosely inspired by the New Testament stories of Herod’s relationship with his teenage stepdaughter, Salome.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Medieval traditions Scholars are not quite sure if and how Jubilees were actually put into practice in the ancient world, though they are referred to in the New Testament.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan. 12.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Among the pieces are two sketches of the 12 apostles (the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament), which Pope Julius II, who commissioned the work, wanted Michelangelo to include in the upper corners of the ceiling, but whose likeness was ultimately scrapped by the artist.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 6 Mar. 2025
Medieval traditions Scholars are not quite sure if and how Jubilees were actually put into practice in the ancient world, though they are referred to in the New Testament.
—Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
This verse is from the Gospel of Matthew, one of the three synoptic Gospels in the New Testament of the Bible, and is about the baptism of Jesus Christ — celebrated in the Catholic faith on Jan. 12.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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