i need information about the old testament in the new testament?

Question

in my new testament class we have an oral assignment and i'm not sure with way to go...it is suposed to be about the old testament in the new testament but i'm stuck about what i need to find.

Answer 1

Well, I need more information to be able to really help you, but just by what you have told me, I would suggest this:

There were hundreds of prophesies about Christ in the Old Testament, which were fulfilled in the New Testament. Read the Gospel of John, and while you do, keep your eye on the side of your page where it lists scriptures in the Old Testament. Then, look up that Scripture and see the similarity, or prophesy fulfilled. Psalms 22 is a description of Christ's crucifixion, and you will find similar passages in the Gospel of John.

Even John the Baptist. In the Gospel of John, at the beginning chapters, it talks about John the Baptist, and one thing he told the Pharisees was "I am a voice crying out in the wilderness: Make way for the Lord." Look to the side of the page, and you will find an Old Testament passage which will say the same thing.

I hope this helps you. God bless.

Answer 2

The Old Testament is quoted many times in the New Testament, usually to indicate the fulfilment of a "prophecy". You may note that the New Testament quotes don't exactly match the Old Testament verses because the writers of the New Testament wrote in Greek. Their Bible would have been the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures. Most Bibles nowadays translate their Old Testament from the Hebrew. Sometimes this puts an interpretation in the quote that doesn't seem apparent in the original.

The most notable example is Isaiah 7:14, which has Isaiah's prophecy to King Ahaz: "A young woman will be with child and bear a son..." The Hebrew word "almah" indicates a "young woman". The Greeks translated it "parthenos", which means "virgin". Matthew 1:23 applies the Greek version to Mary, the mother of Jesus, but many Bible scholars say that was not the original meaning of the verse. Isaiah was refering to Ahaz's wife, who was not a virgin.

If you have a Bible with cross-references in it. You might look up some of the Old Testament references and see how they differ from the New Testament versions.

Answer 3

Almost 1/3 (32%) of the New Testament is Old Testament Scripture.

What specifically are you looking for?

Answer 4

try finding in the new testament what quotes jesus used from the old testament. you may also look to the acts...romans etc and see what references the writers make in their teachings that can be found in the old testament. another idea would be to show how the five covenants
1)adam+eve(2)noah+family(3)abraham(4)moses(5)david
link to the final covenant that fulfilled gods promise,covenant oath with his people through jesus who perfected the old covenants and brought about the new covenant. for any of the last 2 ideas salvationhistory.com has a good course, go to the study section and do course number 1, you don't need to do it all and it is free but it will be beneficial to your assignment.

Answer 5

The book of Revelation is more an old testament book than a new testament book. Many of the idioms are closer akin to old testament concepts.

You might want to start with some Revelation concepts and follow them back through the old testament for context and similarity.

If you want, you can use some material from my book at thelastrump.com.
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Answer 6

The author of the Gospel of Matthew often refers to Old Testament prophecies in passages called fulfillment citations. Those would be a great place to start. You could spend plenty of time just talking about every time Matthew refers to the OT.

Answer 7

Hello,

I agree with Royal Racer, the old testament is mention a lot in the new testament. As Royal Racer statemented you may want to start there. Go to Jeeves and ask- Put in a question pretaining to the old testament and than ask Jeeves to find it in the new testament for you. God Bless you in your search.

Answer 8

The book of Hebrews explains a lot of old testament types and ties Judaism in with Gentile teachings in the new testament...

Answer 9

Read Hebrews Chapters 9 and 10.
(The NIV uses the word covenant in the place of testament).
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Answer 10

The gospel of Matthew often makes reference to the old testament.