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新約聖書 (しんやくせいしょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

新しん約やく聖せい書しょ

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Meanings

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Christianity›

Refers to the second part of the Christian Bible, containing the Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation.

新しん約やく聖せい書しょは

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The New Testament was written in Greek.

Kanji

新new
約promise, approximately, shrink
聖holy, saint, sage
書write

Related words

ＮＴ
ＮＴ is the English-derived abbreviation used in religious/academic writing, while 新約聖書 is the standard Japanese term for the New Testament.

Etymology

From 新 (new) + 約 (covenant) + 聖書 (scripture), a direct translation of 'New Testament'.