Old Testament
noun
- the first part of the Christian Bible, comprising thirty-nine books and corresponding approximately to the Hebrew Bible. Most of the books were written in Hebrew, some in Aramaic, between about 1200 and 100 BC. They comprise the chief texts of the law, history, prophecy, and wisdom literature of the ancient people of Israel.《旧约全书》（基督教《圣经》的第一部分, 由39卷组成, 大致相当于希伯来《圣经》; 写于约公元前1200-前100年, 其中大部分是用希伯来语写的, 部分用阿拉姆语写成, 构成了古以色列人主要的法律、历史、预言和智慧文献）。