The Meaning of Testament in the Bible
The Christian Bible is split into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament. Why are these two parts called “testaments”?
The words “testify” and “testament” have a similar origin. To testify in a court of law is to state what we believe to be true. In a testament we swear something to be true. Therefore, the word testament generally means to state our belief in something or the proof we have about some truth.
Testament is also used to refer to someone’s “last will and testament,” a written document stating their intentions for their possessions after they die.
From a biblical perspective, however, the word “testament” refers to the covenants. God established the Old Covenant or Old Testament with the people of Israel, but established a New Covenant or New Testament through Christ with his Church.
We have to remember that testament is the English translation of the Latin word for covenant (testamentum) which is a translation of the Greek (diatheke) which is a translation of the Hebrew (brit).
At some point the word testament was used to refer to the covenant agreement after Jesus’s death (will and testament), but it would be more accurate to say it was a living agreement like a pact or treaty between God and man.
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