new contract; new agreement
General term for a newly made contract or agreement, used in business and legal contexts.
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
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.