The Bible's two main divisions are the Old Testament and New Testament. Which option reflects this correctly?

The Bible's two main divisions are the Old Testament and New Testament. Which option reflects this correctly?

• A. Old Covenant And New Covenant
• B. Old Testament And New Testament
• C. The Gospels And Epistles
• D. The Pentateuch And Writings

Answer: (B)

The main thing this item tests is knowing how the Bible is broadly divided. The word “Testament” means “covenant,” so the standard two big sections are Old Testament, covering the earlier covenant, and New Testament, covering the covenant fulfilled in Jesus. That’s why the option pairing Old Testament and New Testament is the correct one. The other options aren’t the main divisions: Old Covenant and New Covenant describe the concept of covenants themselves rather than the Bible’s two broad sections; the Gospels and Epistles are specific parts within the New Testament; and the Pentateuch and Writings are divisions within the Hebrew Bible, not the two overarching divisions of the entire Bible.

The main thing this item tests is knowing how the Bible is broadly divided. The word “Testament” means “covenant,” so the standard two big sections are Old Testament, covering the earlier covenant, and New Testament, covering the covenant fulfilled in Jesus. That’s why the option pairing Old Testament and New Testament is the correct one.

The other options aren’t the main divisions: Old Covenant and New Covenant describe the concept of covenants themselves rather than the Bible’s two broad sections; the Gospels and Epistles are specific parts within the New Testament; and the Pentateuch and Writings are divisions within the Hebrew Bible, not the two overarching divisions of the entire Bible.