intertestamental
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From inter- + testamental, in reference to the Old and New Testament.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
[edit]intertestamental (not comparable)
- (Christianity) Pertaining to the time between the writing of Malachi and the writing of the New Testament, roughly the last four centuries BCE and first half of the first century.
- 2001, H. H. Drake Williams, III, The Wisdom of the Wise: The Presence and Function of Scripture within 1 Cor. 1:18–3:23, page 15:
- While no full length study has been pursued on the intertestamental influence upon I Cor. 1:18–3:23, a number of scholars find similarity between intertestamental literature and different sections of this passage.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]pertaining to the period of time between the writing of Malachi and the wrtiting of the New Testament