New Testament

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The New Testament is the collection of early Christian writings, including the Gospels and apostolic letters, that form the foundational scriptures of Christianity and present the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian scripture
biblical canon
religious text
approximateNumberOfBooks 27
basisFor Christian ethics
Christian liturgy
Christian theology
centralFigure Jesus Christ
contains Acts of the Apostles
Book of Revelation
Epistle of James
Epistle of Jude
Epistle to Philemon
Epistle to Titus
Epistle to the Colossians
Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Galatians
Letter to the Hebrews
surface form: Epistle to the Hebrews

Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Romans
First Epistle of John
First Epistle of Peter
First Epistle to Timothy
First Epistle to the Corinthians
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
Gospel of John
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of Matthew
Second Epistle of John
Second Epistle of Peter
Second Epistle to Timothy
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
Third Epistle of John
follows Bible
surface form: Old Testament
language Koine Greek
originalScript Greek alphabet
partOf Bible
surface form: Christian Bible
primaryGenre apocalyptic literature
epistle
gospel
religion Christianity
theme death of Jesus
early Christian church
life of Jesus
new covenant
resurrection of Jesus Christ
surface form: resurrection of Jesus

salvation
teachings of Jesus
timeOfComposition 1st century CE
usedIn Anglican Communion
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Oriental Orthodoxy
surface form: Oriental Orthodox churches

Protestant churches

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Lollard Bible scriptureType New Testament
Mary hasReligiousSubject New Testament
subject surface form: Mary (novel)
Cheyenne Bible translation contains New Testament
this entity surface form: New Testament texts
שְׁכֶם mentionedIn New Testament
subject surface form: שכם
Galatians mentionedIn New Testament
The Descent from the Cross basedOn New Testament
subject surface form: The Descent from the Cross (Le Sueur)
Saint Paul in Prison iconography New Testament
Zakariya mentionedIn New Testament
Lebbaeus mentionedIn New Testament
Lycaonians knownFrom New Testament
Hebrews 10:38 locatedInText New Testament
Hebrews 10:38 testament New Testament
TEV contains New Testament
John 15 partOf New Testament
Galatai mentionedIn New Testament
John 4 partOf New Testament
قانا مذكورة في New Testament
this entity surface form: العهد الجديد
Khirbet Qana (alternative scholarly identification) associatedWith New Testament
subject surface form: Khirbet Qana
Acts partOf New Testament
Swedish Rite symbolismBasedOn New Testament
Decapolis mentionedIn New Testament
Peraea mentionedIn New Testament
Peræa mentionedIn New Testament
opera "Salome" by Richard Strauss biblicalSourceText New Testament
subject surface form: Salome (opera)
Iturea mentionedIn New Testament
Cleopas mentionedIn New Testament
Agrippa mentionedIn New Testament
subject surface form: Herod Agrippa I
The Last Supper (1909) basedOn New Testament
The Denial of St Peter basedOn New Testament
The Circumcision basedOn New Testament
Famine appearsIn New Testament
Christian angelology drawsFrom New Testament
Bible of Kralice hasPart New Testament
King of Kings basedOn New Testament
Aretas IV mentionedIn New Testament
Migdal Nunayya associatedWith New Testament
Evangelist hasContext New Testament
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (novel) influencedBy New Testament
subject surface form: Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
The Entombment of Christ subjectHeading New Testament
subject surface form: The Entombment of Christ (Dirck van Baburen)
St Paul’s Voyage to Melita basedOn New Testament
The Raising of Lazarus basedOn New Testament
subject surface form: The Raising of Lazarus (Jouvenet)