The title “Old Testament” given to this collection ... an experience recorded in diverse forms in the sacred books which comprise the Jewish Scriptures. The New Testament recognises their ...

Most of the books of the Old Testament are a direct translation of the original Hebrew, while the rest are the Old Latin text. The Council of Trent made the Vulgate the official text of the ...

The Protestant Old Testament shares the same collection of books with the Jewish Bible. The Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, however, include additional books that came to be called the ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures ... Christians adopted the phrase "Old Testament" to refer to these sacred books they shared with Jews. As for the New Testament, its ...