new contract; new agreement
General term for a newly made contract or agreement, used in business and legal contexts.
来月から新約の条件が適用されます。
The terms of the new contract will apply from next month.
Abbreviation of 新約聖書 (しんやくせいしょ), used in Christian contexts.
See also: 新約聖書
新約にはイエスの教えが記されています。
The New Testament records the teachings of Jesus.
旧約 refers to the old covenant or Old Testament, while 新約 refers to the new covenant or New Testament, forming a direct pair.
Compound of 新 (new) and 約 (contract, covenant). The Christian sense is a calque from Western languages via Chinese.