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Title page of Martin Luther's 1534 German translation of the Old Testament, featuring ornate black-and-white illustrations of angels, cherubs, columns, and religious figures around Gothic script.
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Title page of Martin Luther's 1534 German translation of the Old Testament, featuring ornate black-and-white illustrations of angels, cherubs, columns, and religious figures around Gothic script.
Martin Luther's translation of the Old Testament Title page of Martin Luther's translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew into German, 1534.

Old Testament

biblical literature
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Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible as interpreted among the various branches of Christianity. In Judaism the Hebrew Bible is not only the primary text of instruction for a moral life but also the historical record of God’s promise, first articulated in his covenant with Abraham, to consider the Jews his chosen people. Christians, on the other hand, view it as the prophecy of the advent of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the redeemer of humanity,...

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