旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)

Compound of 旧約(きゅうやく) ('old covenant') and 聖書(せいしょ) ('scripture; Bible'). The term 旧約(きゅうやく) refers to the covenant between God and Israel established through Moses, which Christians see as superseded — though not abolished — by the 新約(しんやく) ('new covenant') brought by Jesus.

Common collocations

• 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)を読(よ)む: to read the Old Testament
• 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)の創世記(そうせいき): Genesis (book of the Old Testament)
• 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)の預言者(よげんしゃ): prophets of the Old Testament
• 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)の物語(ものがたり): stories from the Old Testament
• 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)の世界(せかい): the world of the Old Testament

Well-known books

• 創世記(そうせいき): Genesis
• 出(しゅつ)エジプト記(き): Exodus
• 詩篇(しへん): Psalms
• 箴言(しんげん): Proverbs
• イザヤ書(しょ): Book of Isaiah

Usage

• A standard term used in religious, historical, and literary contexts. In academic writing it also refers to the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh), though the two have slightly different book orders and canon.
• Often contrasted in a pair with 新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ): 旧約聖書(きゅうやくせいしょ)と新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ) ('the Old and New Testaments').
• Commonly abbreviated as 旧約(きゅうやく) when context makes the 'Bible' part clear, e.g., 旧約(きゅうやく)の物語(ものがたり) ('Old Testament stories').

Related words

• 新約聖書(しんやくせいしょ): New Testament
• 聖書(せいしょ): Bible; scripture (general)
• 聖典(せいてん): sacred text; scripture (of any religion)
• キリスト教(きょう): Christianity
• ユダヤ教(きょう): Judaism