means covenant or agreement. The older of the testaments contains the books that were written at least four hundred years before the birth of Christ. These books constitute the Jewish Scriptures to this day. Christians call this division the Old Testament. It consists of thirty-nine books. The other books of the Bible were written within sixty years of the death of Christ. These books are called the New Testament. Together the two testaments constitute the Christian Scriptures. Christians derive
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