Old Testament

The Christian term for the Hebrew Bible, which is first found as a phrase in Greek at 2 Corinthians 3.14, 15. The term means that the writings took place under a previous agreement (testament or covenant) made between God and humanity. Jewish people refer to the Hebrew Bible as the Tanakh. This word was developed using the first letters from the three biblical categories that make up the Old Testament - the Torah (the Law), Nebiim (the Prophets) and Ketubim (the Writings).