- intertestamental
- adjective Date: 1929 of, relating to, or forming the period of two centuries between the composition of the last book of the Old Testament and the first book of the New Testament
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intertestamental — [in΄tər tes΄tə ment′ l] adj. of or pertaining to the period of Jewish literature between the writing of the last books of the Hebrew Bible (c. 200 B.C. ) and the writing of the books of the Christian New Testament ( c.A.D. 100) … English World dictionary
Intertestamental period — The intertestamental period is term that Protestant Christians use to refer to a period of prophetic silence between the Old and New Testaments. Traditionally, it is considered to be a roughly four hundred year period, spanning the ministry of… … Wikipedia
intertestamental — /in teuhr tes teuh men tl/, adj. of or pertaining to the period between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New Testament. [1925 30; INTER + TESTAMENT + AL1] * * * … Universalium
intertestamental — in·ter·testamental … English syllables
intertestamental — “+ adjective Etymology: inter + testamental : of, relating to, or being the period of approximately two centuries between the composition of the last canonical book of the Old Testament and the writing of the books of the New Testament … Useful english dictionary
intertestamental period — Межзаветный период … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
Polygamy in Christianity — is a not a form of marriage that is generally accepted within Christianity. There are numerous examples of polygamy in Old Testament. Whether the New Testament allows or forbids polygamy is an active debate with no clarity, but whatever debate… … Wikipedia
DEMONS, DEMONOLOGY — A demon is an evil spirit, or devil, in the ordinary English usage of the term. This definition is, however, only approximate. In polytheistic religions the line between gods and demons is a shifting one: there are both good demons and gods who… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
