Week 5 Discussion Response's

Week 5 Discussion Response's

Reply to Eily

The old covenant or alliance: Our Bible is composed of two main divisions: the first is the Old Testament and the second is called the New Testament. The word "testament" is derived from Latin and basically means "agreement," "contract," "alliance" or "covenant." So use has nothing to do with death and the disposition of an estate. Rather, the Old and New Testament refer to the old covenant and the new.

The old covenant of the Lord (Yahweh, Jehovah YHWH) with the nascent nation of Israel was formed at Mount Sinai before 1200 ...