Old Testament The Christian name for the Hebrew Bible. ... What is the difference between Old and New Testaments? ... In the Christian Bible, the New Testament appears after the Old Testament, which preceded it. Jesus endorsed the Old Testament. ... The New Testament builds on Old Testament foundations, but has two major differences. ...
The second part serves to clarify and interpret the first, much as the "New Testament- is seen as an "unveiling- of the "Old Testament."" ... Close to the beginning of the second "testament- of the novel, shortly after Stamp Paid's realization of the debt he owes to Baby Suggs, is a rather lengthy passage describing Baby Suggs' loss of faith and her subsequent retirement to her bed. (176 bottom to 180 top) The passage begins with Stamp Paid fingering the ribbon he has found and smelling the burned skin as he tries to approach 124 for a second time. ...
It also discusses the restoration of the vineyard and the coming of the true vine as fulfillment of Old and New Testament prophecy (Matthew 21:33-45; John 15:1-11). ... ORIGIN OF THE VINE: THE FIRST VINEYARD Isaiah's parable or song of the vine could be compared to the original garden or type of vineyard found in Genesis 2:8-17. ... Solomon describes his beloved as "a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of Engedi" (Sol. 1:14). ... In both Solomon 2:15 and Jeremiah 31:5, the concept of vines is used synonymously with vineyard, suggesting that the metaphors involving vines have ...
