English Dictionary

Old Testament

固有名詞

(religion, chiefly Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

日本語の意味

キリスト教において、キリストの降誕以前の出来事を記述した主要な文書（旧約聖書）。ユダヤ教の聖典タナフに相当し、通常、律法、歴史、詩・智慧書、預言書などのカテゴリーに分類される。

Scholars often debate the historical accuracy of narratives found in the Old Testament.

学者たちはしばしば、旧約聖書に収められている物語の史実性について議論する。

意味（1）

(religion, chiefly Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

The Old Testament says that eating shellfish is a sin.