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New Testament

In plain words

The second part of the Bible: 27 books about Jesus and the first churches.

The fuller definition

The second part of the Bible: twenty-seven books written in Greek by Jesus’ early followers, mostly in the first century. The four Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the letters, and Revelation.

In The Bible: Its books, its translations, and how Lutherans read it.

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